SB2018101505 - Authentication bypass in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint
Published: October 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101505
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6689)
The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A physical attacker can access a user's session on a locked Windows machine if certain DLP Endpoint configurations are made by the DLP Endpoint administrator, include hyperlinks in user notification dialogs and bypass authentication to perform specific actions on a protected machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.