CVE-2018-6704 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting McAfee Agent for Linux versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands under specific conditions. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk with low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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.