CVE-2018-6755 (GCVE-0-2018-6755)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-06 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:10
VLAI?
Title
True Key (TK) Windows Client - Weak Directory Permission Vulnerability
Summary
Weak 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.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Weak Directory Permission Vulnerability
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee True Key Affected: 5.1.230.7 , ≤ 5.1.230.7 (custom)
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Credits
McAfee acknowledges James Forshaw of Google Project Zero for finding these vulnerabilities with the True Key product.
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