What is CVE-2016-8010?

CVE-2016-8010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-8010?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac)

CVE-2016-8010

Application protections bypass vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and earlier and Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.2 and earlier allows local users to bypass local security protection via a command-line utility.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac) — versions 7.0
Mcafee Application_control
Mcafee Endpoint_security

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secure@intel.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8010?: CVE-2016-8010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Application Control (Mac), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-8010?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.