PT-2018-17715 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2023-01-27 · CVE-2018-6690

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) versions 8.0.0 Hotfix 4 and earlier

Description The issue allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via file transfer from an external system. This is due to a vulnerability in accessing, modifying, or executing executable files in Microsoft Windows client.

Recommendations For McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) versions 8.0.0 Hotfix 4 and earlier, consider restricting file transfers from external systems to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Origin Validation Error

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-346

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6690

Affected Products

Mcafee Application/Change Control

Windows

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6690 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6690 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-674165.pdf · Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10250 · Note