CVE-2018-6756
True Key (TK) Windows Client - Authentication Abuse vulnerability
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
True Key (TK) Windows Client - Authentication Abuse vulnerability
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.
- Record
CVE-2018-6756- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18503
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18503- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8h3v-jj53-mcxp
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7...
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.
- Record
GHSA-8h3v-jj53-mcxp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authentication Abuse vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client in McAfee True Key (TK) 5.1.230.7 and earlier allows local users to execute unauthorized commands via specially crafted malware.
- Record
CVE-2018-6756- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | McAfee True Key - McAfee.TrueKey.Service Privilege Escalation | 2018-12-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mcafee True Key, published December 6, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.