CVE-2018-6686 describes an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) versions 7.1.0 and above, specifically within its TPM autoboot functionality. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.6) allows physically proximate attackers to bypass local security protections, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, albeit requiring physical access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:drive_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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