CVE-2015-8992 is a malicious file execution vulnerability affecting Intel Security WebAdvisor (versions before 4.0.2, 4.0.1, and 3.7.2), McAfee Cloud AV, and McAfee Security Scan Plus. This flaw allows an attacker to execute specially crafted malware during product installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), it requires low privileges and high attack complexity, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_webadvisor:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_webadvisor:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_webadvisor:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:cloud_av:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.