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CVE-2016-8020 in the critical feed json

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote…

published 2017-03-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8868

cvss
8.0
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.1%
EPSS 11.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-40911)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-40911 McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Execution remote, 2016-12-13

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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