CVE-2016-8008

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-14 22:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-8008

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8008

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8008

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_10
windows_7

mcafee

security_scan_plus

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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