VDB-161057 · CVE-2020-7325 · GCVE-0-2020-7325

McAfee MVision Endpoint up to 20.8 Symbolic Links link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee MVision Endpoint up to 20.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Symbolic Links Handler. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-7325. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in McAfee MVision Endpoint up to 20.8. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Symbolic Links Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee MVISION Endpoint prior to 20.9 Update allows local users to access files which the user otherwise would not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-7325 since 01/21/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 20.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

MVision Endpoint

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: MVision Endpoint 20.9

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
09/09/2020 +232 days 🔍
09/09/2020 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2020 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161057
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2020 21:39
Updated: 09/09/2020 21:44
Changes: 09/09/2020 21:39 (40), 09/09/2020 21:44 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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