CVE-2016-8010 describes a critical application protection bypass vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and earlier, and Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.2 and earlier. This flaw allows a local user to circumvent security protections by utilizing a command-line utility. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for a complete system compromise remains significant if exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.