6.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-6686
McAfee Drive Encryption TPM Autoboot Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6686 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 drive_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-2018-6686.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242

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-2018-6686 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6686 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=SB10242 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242
    Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • 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]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10242 [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

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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

0.10264

percentile

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