CVE-2016-8008 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Intel

Security Scan Plus (SSP)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.11.376`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8856	Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Security Scan Plus

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 7

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2017-03-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.567Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8008

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-14T22:59:00.697

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-8008

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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