PT-2020-19505 · Mcafee · Mcafee Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows

Published 2020-04-15 · Updated 2020-04-17 · CVE-2020-7257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows versions prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update

Description A privilege escalation issue allows local users to delete and create files they would not normally have permission to, by altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan is in progress. This exploit is timing dependent.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update, update to the February 2020 Update or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to symbolic links during anti-virus scans until the update is applied.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-7257

Affected Products

Mcafee Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7257 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2763 · Telegram Post