CVE-2018-6707 json
McAfee Agent Insecure usage of temporary files vulnerability
published 2018-12-13 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-18454
- cvss
- 3.7
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Denial of Service through Resource Depletion vulnerability in the agent in non-Windows McAfee Agent (MA) 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via knowledge of the internal trust mechanism.
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6707
- NVD CVE-2018-6707
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