CVE-2020-7298

HighCVSS 8.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-7298: High severity, CVSS 8.4 | Vulnix