Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6674
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2018-6674
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6674
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6674
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST | |
3.9
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LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
0.3
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3.6
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NIST | |
6.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.2
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6.0
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-6674
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Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses.Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-6674
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237
McAfee Security Bulletin - VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 for Windows update fixes McTray privilege elevation vulnerability (CVE-2018-6674)Third Party Advisory
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