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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-6674 Detail

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).


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Hyperlink Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-274 Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges Trellix  
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Trellix  
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Trellix  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6674
NVD Published Date:
05/25/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Trellix