Is CVE-2020-7346 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-7346 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-7346 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2020-7346 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-7346?

CVE-2020-7346 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-7346

CWE-59Published: March 23, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows prior to 11.6.100 allows a local, low privileged, attacker through the use of junctions to cause the product to load DLLs of the attacker's choosing. This requires the creation and removal of junctions by the attacker along with sending a specific IOTL command at the correct time.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-7346 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.