CVE-2018-6704 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-6704: McAfee Agent for Linux Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Mcafee
Product McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux
Weakness CWE-377
Published December 12, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 12, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated