First published: Wed Aug 05 2020(Updated: )
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.
Credit: psirt@mcafee.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Mcafee Total Protection | <16.0.r26 |
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The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-7298.
The title of the vulnerability is 'Unexpected behavior violation in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.R26 allows local users ...'
The severity of CVE-2020-7298 is high (8.4).
Local users can turn off real-time scanning in McAfee Total Protection by crafting a specially crafted object and making a specific function call.
You can find more information about CVE-2020-7298 on the McAfee ServicePortal website at https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062.