CVE-2016-8020 describes an improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 and earlier, allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.0, indicating a critical risk due to its network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high privileges and complex attack conditions. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-40911), and there has been community discussion and media coverage, including a Reddit post detailing a root-level remote code execution PoC.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
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.