What is CVE-2018-6706?

CVE-2018-6706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-6706?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Agent

CVE-2018-6706

Insecure handling of temporary files in non-Windows McAfee Agent 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows an Unprivileged User to introduce custom paths during agent installation in Linux via unspecified vectors.

Published 2018-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mcafee Agent — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1
Mcafee Agent (Ma) For Linux — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 (vdb-entry)
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6706?: CVE-2018-6706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Agent, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-6706?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.