CVE-2018-6693 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-6693

Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) privilege escalation vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • RACK911Labs.com

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP)
Vulnerable Versions:
10.5.0, 10.5.1 10.5.0, 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778

Timeline

Official Publish: September 18th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-363 CWE-274

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.