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TI-2020-05872 Aliases CVE-2020-7265GHSA-m258-8c72-m4v5

Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM

Priority LOW 38CWE-274Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac prior to 10.6.9 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00261 17th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac10.6.x – 10.6.9—No fix listedCNA
  • McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Mac VendorMcAfee Affected 10.6.x – 10.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*10.5.0 to before 10.6.9VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 10.5.0 to before 10.6.9 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7265
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m258-8c72-m4v5

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-05935 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firewall ePO extension of McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05923 Improper Access Control Vulnerability in ENS for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05871 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-02647 McAfee Endpoint Security updates fix a privilege escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-05864 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2020-05857 ENS symbolic link log file manipulation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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