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CVE-2020-7266

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.25%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-05-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-7266
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.25%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Windows prior to 8.8 Patch 14 Hotfix 116778 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.

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