CVE-2018-6704 is a vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Published on December 12, 2018
McAfee Agent for Linux Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.
Weakness Type
Insecure Temporary File
Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-6704
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Affected Versions
McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux:- Version 5.5.0 is affected.
- Version 5.5.1 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0 and below 5.0.0* is affected.
- Version 5.0.6, <= 5.0.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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