CVE-2018-6662 json
SB10232 - McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
published 2018-06-05 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-18409
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) before 4.1.4 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted user input.
Patch / fix
- mcafee management_of_native_encryption 4.1.4
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- McAfee McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6662
- NVD CVE-2018-6662
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