#VU47343 Link following in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - CVE-2020-7250

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#VU47343 Link following in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) - CVE-2020-7250

Published: April 15, 2020 / Updated: October 6, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47343
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7250
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Software vendor:
McAfee

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can gain elevated privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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