What is CVE-2015-8986?

CVE-2015-8986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Matd), classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-8986?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Matd)

CVE-2015-8986

Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability in hardware appliances in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) 3.4.2.32 and earlier allows attackers to detect the sandbox environment, then bypass proper malware detection resu…

EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Matd) — versions 3.4.2.32 and earlier
Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8986?: CVE-2015-8986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Matd), classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.