CVE-2018-6677

McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) - Directory Traversal vulnerability

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS Score

Published: July 23, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMcAfee Web Gateway

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Severity

CRITICAL9.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

McAfee Web Gateway · McAfee

95%

7.8.1 ≤ v < 7.8.1*7.8.1 7.8.1.0

Affected range stops below 7.8.1*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.8.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245

CVSS

9.1CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-22

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