CVE-2018-6668 (GCVE-0-2018-6668)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-31 18:00 – Updated: 2025-05-06 16:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Bypass Application Control with simple DLL
Summary
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.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-06 16:56 UTC
CWE
- whitelist bypass vulnerability
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106282 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | Application and Change Control |
Affected:
7.0.1 , ≤ 7.0.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-12-31 00:00
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