7.8

CVE-2018-6705: mcafee agent Insecure Temporary File

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 12-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6705 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in mcafee agent. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links