{"id":"CVE-2018-6756","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-6756","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:13:16.219Z","title":"Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.","description":"Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.","published":"2018-12-06T23:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"trellixpsirt@trellix.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["mcafee/true key"],"epss":{"score":0.01026,"percentile":0.63432,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-12-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45961,"kind":"exploit","title":"McAfee True Key - McAfee.TrueKey.Service Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/45961.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/45961.txt","published":"2018-12-11","added":"2018-12-11","updated":"2018-12-11","author":"Google Security Research","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-6757","CVE-2018-6756","CVE-2018-6755"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1660"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872","source":"trellixpsirt@trellix.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/","source":"trellixpsirt@trellix.com"},{"url":"http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102872","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45961/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6756","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}