CVSS 3.1
5.3 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:LCVE-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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-367, CWE-274, CWE-363
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention
- mcafee:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention