Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Published Dec 11, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.23%
Description
Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.
Affected products
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- Version 5.xStatusaffectedConstraints<5.6.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | McAfee Agent | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Remote logging is disabled by default. Turning off remote logging protects against this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 87.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 86.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.32% (0.03318) | 86.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.96% (0.12958) | 90.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 3.32% (0.03318) | 85.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01074) | 84.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01074) | 82.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 68.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 61.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 60.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 58.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 34.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 29.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 28.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 66.90th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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