title: ENS symbolic link log file manipulation vulnerability
description: Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.
problem types: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
vendor: McAfee LLC
versions:
lessThan: 10.7.0 April 2020 Update, status: affected, version: 10.x, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]