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TI-2018-04934 Aliases CVE-2018-6707GHSA-4526-pqcm-97mm

McAfee Agent Insecure usage of temporary files vulnerability

Priority LOW 31CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Denial of Service through Resource Depletion vulnerability in the agent in non-Windows McAfee Agent (MA) 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via knowledge of the internal trust mechanism.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00334 26th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.0.0 and later; 5.0.6 – 5.0.6—No fix listedCNA
  • McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions VendorMcAfee Affected 5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.0.0 and later; 5.0.6 – 5.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 – 5.0.6VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 – 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4526-pqcm-97mm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2018-04930 Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources

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