SB2018101505 - Authentication bypass in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint



SB2018101505 - Authentication bypass in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint

Published: October 15, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018101505
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Physical access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Authentication bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6689)

CWE-ID: CWE-592 - Authentication Bypass Issues

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


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.