High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7282
CVE-2020-7282
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 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
2- Range: <16.0.R26
- Range: 16.0.R26
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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