CVE-2020-7335: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges…

PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACHPRLUINSCCHIHAH

EPSS

0.43%

34.5th percentile

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
mcafee	total_protection	< 16.0.29	16.0.29
mcafee_llc	mcafee_total_protection	unspecified – 16.0.29	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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