7.4
HIGH
CVE-2018-6683
McAfee Data Loss Prevention Windows Unauthorized Access Bypass
Description

Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.

INFO

Published Date :

July 23, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6683 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 data_loss_prevention_endpoint
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-2018-6683.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6683 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6683 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 Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246
    Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

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

    Mar. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

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

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-284 CWE-276
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.505 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.0.405 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10246 [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-2018-6683 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6683 weaknesses.

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

0.05635

percentile

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