CVE-2020-7266— Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-7266
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows prior to 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
不充分特权处理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise（VSE）是美国迈克菲（McAfee）公司的一套杀毒软件。该软件提供全方位的安全防护、扫描内存以查找恶意代码和为远程系统优化更新等功能。 基于Windows平台的McAfee VSE 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778之前版本中存在提权漏洞。本地攻击者可借助符号链接来重定向McAfee删除操作利用该漏洞删除被限制的文件。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows | 8.8.x ~ 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 | - |
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7266
Same Patch Batch · McAfee,LLC · 2020-05-08 · 11 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-7264 | 8.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows |
| CVE-2020-7265 | 8.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM |
| CVE-2020-7267 | 8.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL |
| CVE-2020-7286 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in EDR for Windows |
| CVE-2020-7285 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MVISION Endpoint |
| CVE-2020-7289 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Windows |
| CVE-2020-7288 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in EDR for Mac |
| CVE-2020-7287 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in EDR for Linux |
| CVE-2020-7291 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability MAR for Mac |
| CVE-2020-7290 | 7.8 HIGH | Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MAR for Linux |
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