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01 Record

CVE-2018-6706

McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows versions incorrect use of temporary file vulnerability

LowPUBLISHEDCNA: trellix
CNA base score2.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

02 Description

McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows versions incorrect use of temporary file vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 49.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-12-12 23:00Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 06:10Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-02-06
Assigning CNA
trellix
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Low (CVSS 2.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-377Insecure Temporary FileClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
91a120c49b112faeeccda6bf4a9044309194cadb33c6a2c9b2c5bbe5ea092b46

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
McAfeeMcAfee Agent (MA) for Linux5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.0.0 to < 5.0.0*, 5.0.6 to 5.0.6x86

06 References

07 Remediation

McAfee highly recommends that all customers upgrade to McAfee Agent 5.6.0.