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CVE-2018-6693: Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) privilege escalation vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-274

Description

An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.

Affected products

• McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Linux: through 10.2.3; 10.5.1
• McAfee Endpoint Security Linux Threat Prevention: 10.5.0

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10248
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10248

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