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CVE-2018-6674
Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 allows local users to view configuration information in plain text format via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.
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CVE Source Update by Trellix11/06/2023 10:00:16 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Source
McAfee (DEFUNCT)
Trellix
CVE Modified by McAfee (DEFUNCT)10/09/2019 7:41:59 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
McAfee AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
McAfee CWE-264
Added
CWE
McAfee CWE-269
Added
CWE
McAfee CWE-274
CWE Remap by NIST10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CWE
CWE-264
CWE-264
CWE-311
CVE Modified by McAfee (DEFUNCT)6/12/2019 10:29:00 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 allows local users to view configuration information in plain text format via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 13 allows local users to spawn unrelated processes with elevated privileges via the system administrator granting McTray.exe elevated privileges (by default it runs with the current user's privileges).
Removed
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104180 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
Removed
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040893 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
Initial Analysis by NIST6/27/2018 9:35:44 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CVSS V3
AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added
CWE
CWE-264
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104180 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104180 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040893 No Types Assigned
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237 No Types Assigned
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by McAfee (DEFUNCT)5/26/2018 9:29:01 PM