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CVE-2018-6674 Details

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237 CVE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10237 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-311Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data[email protected]
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]
CWE-274Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee virusscan enterprise
8.8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6674
NVD Published Date:
May 25, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6674 Details - Not Deferred