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CVE-2020-7280

Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2020 at 11:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVirusScan Enterprise

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links. This is timing dependent.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

VirusScan Enterprise· McAfee
95%
8.8.x ≤ v < 8.8 Patch 158.88.8 patch18.8 patch108.8 patch118.8 patch128.8 patch138.8 patch148.8 patch28.8 patch38.8 patch48.8 patch58.8 patch68.8 patch78.8 patch88.8 patch98.8.x
Affected range stops below 8.8 Patch 15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/

CVSS

7.8HIGHtrellix
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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