SB2020120304 - Privilege escalation in McAfee Total Protection 



SB2020120304 - Privilege escalation in McAfee Total Protection

Published: December 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020120304
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7335)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the handling of junctions. A local user can create a junction, abuse the product to overwrite the contents of a chosen file and escalate privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.