CVE-2020-7298
lowpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.6–8.4
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affected products (2)
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references (4)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7298cnnvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062cnnvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062enisa_euvd
- https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS103062nvd
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