CVE-2018-6678
McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) - Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) - Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2018-6678- CVSS 3.0
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18425
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18425- CVSS 3.0
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c36j-5j37-4p9h
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee...
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-c36j-5j37-4p9h- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2018-6678- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6678 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.4) in Mcafee Web Gateway (mwg), published July 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.