Is CVE-2020-7250 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-7250 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-7250 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2020-7250 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7250?

CVE-2020-7250 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-7250

CWE-59Published: April 15, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges by pointing the link to files which the user which not normally have permission to alter via carefully creating symbolic links from the ENS log file directory.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-7250 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.