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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-6700

DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Client in McAfee True Key (TK) before 5.1.165 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted malware.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.94%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Client in McAfee True Key (TK) before 5.1.165 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted malware.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.94% probability · 61th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-426
Affected
mcafee/true key
Source
trellixpsirt@trellix.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.94%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.