CVE-2020-7267 (GCVE-0-2020-7267)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-05-08 12:25
Modified
2024-09-17 02:51
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-274 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux prior to 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 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.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| McAfee,LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Linux |
Version: 2.0.x < 2.0.3 Hotfix 2635000 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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