CVE-2018-6756 is an authentication abuse vulnerability in McAfee True Key 5.1.230.7 and earlier, specifically impacting Microsoft Windows clients. This flaw allows local users to execute unauthorized commands through specially crafted malware. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-45961) confirms the existence of a privilege escalation exploit. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.230.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:true_key:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.230.7, <= 5.1.230.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:true_key:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.