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McAfee Agent 5.0.x / 5.5.0 / 5.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10260)
high Nessus Plugin ID 125779
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Synopsis
A security management agent installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of McAfee Agent, formerly McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Agent, installed on the remote host is 5.0.x, 5.5.0, or 5.5.1.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These include an arbitrary command execution and potentially a remote code execution vulnerability. A local attacker could use these vulnerabilities to potentially gain unauthorized access to the remote system.
Solution
Upgrade to McAfee Agent version 5.6.0, or later.See Also
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 125779
File Name: mcafee_epo_agent_SB10260.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/7/2019
Updated: 5/20/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6706
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6705
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator_agent, cpe:/a:mcafee:agent
Excluded KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2018