CVE-2020-7310— Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-7310
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
McAfee Total Protection 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
McAfee Total Protection（MTP）是美国迈克菲（McAfee）公司的一套防病毒软件。 McAfee Total Protection 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许本地用户通过操纵符号链接来更改作为写保护规则一部分的文件，从而将McAfee文件操作重定向到一个非预期的文件。
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 Total Protection (MTP) Trial | unspecified ~ 4.0.161.1 | - |
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- http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7310
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Same weakness: CWE-269
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