McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows Symbolic Links insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Symbolic Links. This manipulation causes insufficient privileges. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-7264. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee Endpoint Security up to 10.7.0 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Symbolic Links. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-274. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 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.

The weakness was published 05/08/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-7264 since 01/21/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying the patch 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entries are available at VDB-154946, VDB-154947 and VDB-154948. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Insufficient privileges
CWE: CWE-274 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Patch: 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847

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01/21/2020 🔍
05/08/2020 +108 days 🔍
05/09/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/16/2020 +160 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-7264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154945
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2020 14:40
Updated: 10/16/2020 10:07
Changes: 05/09/2020 14:40 (41), 05/09/2020 14:45 (11), 10/16/2020 10:00 (1), 10/16/2020 10:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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