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CVE-2016-4534

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4534 describes a vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 on Windows, allowing local administrators to bypass self-protection rules and unlock the console by closing registry handles. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) requires high privileges and local access, with a limited impact on integrity and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB proof-of-concept exists, though it has garnered no significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.0LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39531 · Mar 7, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 67 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/download/136089/mcafeevses-bypass.html
Exploit
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
Exploit
kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index
PatchVendor Advisory
kc.mcafee.com / resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/26000/PD26485/en_US/VSE_8_8_HF1123565_release_notes.pdf
Vendor Advisory
lab.mediaservice.net / advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/39531
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id/1035754