Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-28384 | Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent. |
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History
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Title |  Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS | Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:38:08.253Z
Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-7257
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-04-15T12:15:11.917
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:36:56.437
Link: CVE-2020-7257
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD