CVE-2016-8031

HIGH 7.3CVE-2016-8031 · Published 28/03/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8031 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.3) vulnerability affecting anti-malware scan engine (mcafee).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.36%, higher than 30.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
anti-malware scan engine mcafee	`= 5200= 5300= 5400= 5500= 5600= 5700= 5800`	No fix yet

Description

Software Integrity Attacks vulnerability in Intel Security Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 5200 through 5800 allows local users to bypass local security protection via a crafted input file.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/97142 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1038159 · Third Party Advisory
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index · Patch

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