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CVE-2018-6668

Summary
Assigner-trellix
Assigner Org ID-01626437-bf8f-4d1c-912a-893b5eb04808
Published At-31 Dec, 2018 | 18:00
Updated At-06 May, 2025 | 16:56
Rejected At-
Credits

Bypass Application Control with simple DLL

A whitelist bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control / Change Control 7.0.1 and before allows execution bypass, for example, with simple DLL through interpreters such as PowerShell.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:trellix
Assigner Org ID:01626437-bf8f-4d1c-912a-893b5eb04808
Published At:31 Dec, 2018 | 18:00
Updated At:06 May, 2025 | 16:56
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Bypass Application Control with simple DLL

A whitelist bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control / Change Control 7.0.1 and before allows execution bypass, for example, with simple DLL through interpreters such as PowerShell.

Affected Products
Vendor
McAfee, LLCMcAfee
Product
Application and Change Control
Platforms
  • x86
Versions
Affected
  • From 7.0.1 through 7.0.1 (custom)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/Awhitelist bypass vulnerability
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: whitelist bypass vulnerability
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.06.1MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.0
Base score: 6.1
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Install or update to McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) Application 8.0.0 and MACC ePO extension 8.0.0 or later.

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References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
Affected Products
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
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References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-noinfoCWE-noinfo Not enough information
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-noinfo
Description: CWE-noinfo Not enough information
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EventDate
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References
HyperlinkResource
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Published At:31 Dec, 2018 | 18:29
Updated At:07 Nov, 2023 | 03:00

A whitelist bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control / Change Control 7.0.1 and before allows execution bypass, for example, with simple DLL through interpreters such as PowerShell.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.07.8HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Secondary3.06.1MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Primary2.04.6MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 7.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 6.1
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches

McAfee, LLC
mcafee
>>application_change_control>>Versions up to 7.0.1(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_change_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282trellixpsirt@trellix.com
N/A
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261trellixpsirt@trellix.com
N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282
Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10261
Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Resource: N/A

Change History

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