High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7283
CVE-2020-7283
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.0.r26
- (no CPE)range: 16.0.R26
- Range: <16.0.R26
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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