What is CVE-2018-6667?

CVE-2018-6667 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-6667?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway

CVE-2018-6667

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway 7.8.1.0 through 7.8.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Java management extensions (JMX).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway
Mcafee Web Gateway — versions 7.8.1.0, unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
trellixpsirt@trellix.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
trellixpsirt@trellix.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6667?: CVE-2018-6667 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Mcafee_web_gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-6667?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.