CVE-2018-6683
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows - Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows - Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.
- Record
CVE-2018-6683- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18430
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18430- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v28-8jj3-x7g5
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data...
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.
- Record
GHSA-4v28-8jj3-x7g5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Windows versions prior to 10.0.505 and 11.0.405 allows local users to bypass DLP policy via editing of local policy files when offline.
- Record
CVE-2018-6683- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6683 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mcafee Data Loss Prevention (dlp) For Windows, published July 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.