cvelist/2020/7xxx/CVE-2020-7280.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@mcafee.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2020-06-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-7280",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": " Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update"
    },
    "affects": {
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                                "product_name": "McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)",
                                "version": {
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                                            "version_name": "8.8.x",
                                            "version_value": "8.8 Patch 15"
                                        }
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                            }
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                    "vendor_name": "McAfee, LLC"
                }
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    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "McAfee credits Glennlloyd working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this flaw."
        }
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    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links. This is timing dependent."
            }
        ]
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    "generator": {
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    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
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                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management"
                    }
                ]
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        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/",
                "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/"
            }
        ]
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    "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    }
}