CVE-2018-6661 | BDVDB-2026-98613 Detail

McAfeeTrue Key

Description#

DLL Side-Loading vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Client in McAfee True Key before 4.20.110 allows local users to gain privilege elevation via not verifying a particular DLL file signature.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102801

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-04-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-04-02
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: True Key

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 56.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 4.20.110 and < 4.20.110
Fixed
4.20.110

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

7.5 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).