Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to create and edit files via symbolic link manipulation in a location they would otherwise not have access to. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Total Protection (MTP) | 16.0.R26 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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RedyOpsResearchLabs/CVE-2020-7283-McAfee-Total-Protection-MTP-16.0.R26-EoP ★ 12 · Apr 7, 2020
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.