CVE-2016-8009

7.8 HIGH
Published: March 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
33th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mcafee