TI-2018-04908 Aliases CVE-2018-6662 GHSA-6chj-cqj2-4qmr

SB10232 - McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

LOW 34CWE-78Published 2018-06-05 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) before 4.1.4 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted user input.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) (McAfee): 4.1.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
McAfee	McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE)	4.1.4 to before 4.1.4	4.1.4	Patch available	CNA

McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) VendorMcAfee Affected 4.1.4 to before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:management_of_native_encryption::::::::	before 4.1.4	Vulnerable	McAfee
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:management_of_native_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·McAfee
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) (McAfee) Fixed in 4.1.4

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6662
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6chj-cqj2-4qmr

References

Other 1

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232

Sources

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