CVE-2018-6705 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, allowing local users to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/I:N/A:L
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.