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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-6705

CVE-2018-6705

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.

Affected products

5
  • McAfee/Agent4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: >=5.0.0,<=5.0.6
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1
  • McAfee/McAfee Agent (MA) for Maccpe-rescue
    Range: 5.5.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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