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TI-2020-05915 Aliases CVE-2020-7310GHSA-x6r6-6554-775v

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial installer

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the installer in McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) trial prior to 4.0.161.1 allows local users to change files that are part of write protection rules via manipulating symbolic links to redirect a McAfee file operations to an unintended file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00293 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial (McAfee,LLC): 4.0.161.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trialbefore 4.0.161.14.0.161.1Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial VendorMcAfee Affected before 4.0.161.1 Fixed in 4.0.161.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:trial:*:*:*before 4.0.161.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:trial:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.161.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Total Protection (MTP) Trial (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 4.0.161.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7310
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6r6-6554-775v

References

Other 1

  • TI-2021-06229 McAfee Total Protection (MTP) privilege escalation vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2020-05888 Improper privilege management in McAfee Total Protection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05933 Improper privilege management in McAfee Total Protection Trial CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2009-01282 The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2022-21485 McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05903 Total Protection (MTP) - Unexpected behavior violation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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