Is CVE-2020-7283 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7283 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7283?

CVE-2020-7283 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7283?

CVE-2020-7283 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7283?

Upgrade total protection to 16.0.r26 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7283

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-274 CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

total protectionNVD

Affected:< 16.0.r26Fixed in:16.0.r26CVE-2020-7283derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

service.mcafee.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.