CVE-2018-6706 describes an insecure temporary file handling vulnerability in non-Windows McAfee Agent versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to introduce custom paths during agent installation on Linux systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.