CVE-2018-6705: McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-377

Description

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.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee Agent for Windows: from 5.0.0 through 5.0.6; 5.5.0, 5.5.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260

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