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MEDIUM · 6.8

CVE-2018-6674

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 pri...

Vulnerability 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).

CVSS Score

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
McafeeVirusscan Enterprise8.8.0
MicrosoftWindows-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-274CWE-269CWE-311CWE-264

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-6674?

CVE-2018-6674 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). 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 pri...

How severe is CVE-2018-6674?

CVE-2018-6674 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-6674?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise, Microsoft Windows.