CVE-2018-6755

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6755
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-06 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:00:00 UTC
DescriptionWeak Directory Permission Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted malware.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee True Key All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx CONFIRM service.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
McAfee True Key - McAfee.TrueKey.Service Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: McAfee acknowledges James Forshaw of Google Project Zero for finding these vulnerabilities with the True Key product.

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