CVE-2018-6705

McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.

Vulnerabilidad de escalado de privilegios en McAfee Agent (MA) para Linux, desde la versión 5.0.0 hasta la 5.0.6, 5.5.0 y la 5.5.1, permite que usuarios locales ejecuten comandos arbitrarios mediante condiciones específicas.

*Credits: McAfee credits Brandon Vincent for discovery of this vulnerability

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-06 CVE Reserved
2018-12-12 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328	Vdb Entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260	X_refsource_confirm

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URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				>= 5.0.0 <= 5.0.6 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version " >= 5.0.0 <= 5.0.6"		linux		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				5.5.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version "5.5.0"		linux		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				5.5.1 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version "5.5.1"		linux		Affected