High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7335
CVE-2020-7335
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.
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Affected products
2- Range: <16.0.29
- Range: unspecified
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