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.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

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

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.