CVE-2020-7310: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 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: 2020-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

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 products

McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP): before 4.0.161.1 — fixed in 4.0.161.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee,LLC McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 4.0.161.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103067

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