Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-6693
An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.6
CVSS v2 Score 3.3
Products affected by CVE-2018-6693
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:10.5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-