CVE-2018-6690 describes a vulnerability in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 8.0.0 Hotfix 4 and earlier, specifically affecting Microsoft Windows clients. This flaw allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by transferring executable files from an external system. Rated 7.1 HIGH on the CVSS scale, it has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:8.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:8.0.0:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:8.0.0:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:8.0.0:hotfix3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.