7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6757
Microsoft Windows client McAfee True Key Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted malware.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2018, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-6757 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6757 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 true_key
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-2018-6757.

URL Resource
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/

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).

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
8 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2020, 11:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 65 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6757 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6757 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 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Trellix http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/
    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
  • 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2019

    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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872 No Types Assigned http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:true_key:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.230.7 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/ [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-2018-6757 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-2018-6757 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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