title: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
description: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) before 16.0.R26 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.
problem types: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
vendor: McAfee,LLC
versions:
status: affected, version: 16.0.R26
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]