CVE-2018-6705 json
McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 2018-12-12 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-18452
- cvss
- 2.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 2.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-377 DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6705
- NVD CVE-2018-6705
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