Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
Published May 8, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
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.
Affected products
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Affected
- ≥ 8.8.x, < 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows | unknown | Affected
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- ≥ 1.9.0 · < 1.9.2
- ≥ 2.0.0 · < 2.0.3
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Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-28393 Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-28393 | Advisory | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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