CVE-2020-7335

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 1, 2020 at 08:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTotal Protection

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by creating a junction link. This exploits a lack of protection through a timing issue and is only exploitable in a small time window.

Affected

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

v ≤ 16.0.29v < 16.0.29
Affected range stops below 16.0.29, 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
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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