7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6662
McAfee MNE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) before 4.1.4 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted user input.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6662 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee management_of_native_encryption
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6662.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6662 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6662 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009
    Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:management_of_native_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6662 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05784

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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