CVE-2018-6668 describes a whitelist bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control and Change Control versions 7.0.1 and earlier, allowing an attacker to execute unauthorized code, such as DLLs via PowerShell. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using affected McAfee products should prioritize patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.1, <= 7.0.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_and_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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