CVE-2020-7316

File and Removable Media Protection update fixes one vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2020 at 06:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFile and Removable Media Protection

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Unquoted service path vulnerability in McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) prior to 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code, with higher privileges, via execution and from a compromised folder. This issue may result in files not being encrypted when a policy is triggered.

Affected

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

v < 5.3.0
Affected range stops below 5.3.0, 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.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428

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