High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7266
CVE-2020-7266
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
3cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: >=1.9.0,<1.9.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778
- McAfee,LLC/McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windowsv5Range: 8.8.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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