What is CVE-2018-6686?

CVE-2018-6686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Drive Encryption, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2018-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6686?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Mcafee Drive Encryption

CVE-2018-6686

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in TPM autoboot in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) 7.1.0 and above allows physically proximate attackers to bypass local security protection via specific set of circumstances.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mcafee Drive_encryption
Mcafee Drive Encryption (Mde) — versions 7.1.0, 7.1.3.634, 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6686?: CVE-2018-6686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Drive Encryption, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2018-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6686?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.