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CVE-2020-7310

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 21, 2020 at 08:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

Affected

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

Total Protection· McAfee
95%
v < 4.0.161.1
Affected range stops below 4.0.161.1, 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 (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067

CVSS

6.9MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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