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CVE-2016-8016

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8016 is an information exposure vulnerability affecting Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) versions 2.0.3 and earlier. This flaw allows authenticated remote attackers to determine the existence of unauthorized files on the system by manipulating a URL parameter. Rated with a low CVSS score of 3.4, the attack requires high privileges and user interaction, leading to a low impact on confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a related Remote Code Execution exploit (EDB-40911) exists for older VSEL versions, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.4LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40911 · Dec 13, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0456 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 289 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kc.mcafee.com / corporate/index
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40911
securityfocus.com / bid/94823
securitytracker.com / id/1037433