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CVE-2020-7282: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 allows local users to delete files the user would otherwise not have access to via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee delete action to an unintended file. This is achieved through running a malicious script or program on the target machine.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): before 16.0.r26 — fixed in 16.0.r26

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 16.0.r26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062
• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062

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