Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unaut…

published 2017-03-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8870

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 13.3%; EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication cookie.

Timeline

2016-12-13 First public exploit (EDB-40911)
2017-03-14 Published

Exploit prediction

13.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% 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	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/40911/
exploit
kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/94823
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id/1037433
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-8022
NVD CVE-2016-8022

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary