CVE-2018-6683 describes an access control vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows, affecting versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405. This flaw allows a local attacker to bypass DLP policies by modifying local policy files when the system is offline. With a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.505CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.0.405CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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