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TI-2018-04930 Aliases CVE-2018-6703GHSA-3g76-65rh-62w4

Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03233 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Agent (McAfee, LLC): 5.6.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Agent5.x to before 5.6.05.6.0Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Agent VendorMcAfee Affected 5.x to before 5.6.0 Fixed in 5.6.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 to before 5.6.0VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Agent (McAfee, LLC) Fixed in 5.6.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6703
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g76-65rh-62w4

References

Other 1

  • TI-2019-01190 0-byte record padding oracle CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-00984 Cisco DNA Center Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00107 Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-01144 SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2022-02136 DLL high jacking in Trellix Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2021-11847 Code injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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