Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) privilege escalation vulnerability
Priority LOW 23CWE-274Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) | 10.5.0; 10.5.1 10.5.0; 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 – 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) VendorMcAfee Affected 10.5.0; 10.5.1 10.5.0; 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 – 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.3 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6693
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w8h-h4pj-jgjq
References
More McAfee Endpoint Security For Linux Threat Prevention vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06246 Link following in McAfee Endpoint Security for Linux CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-6693 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6693 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7w8h-h4pj-jgjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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