CVE-2009-5116
McAfee LinuxShield <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin via Statistics Server
Title source: llmDescription
McAfee LinuxShield 1.5.1 and earlier does not properly implement client authentication, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain Admin access to the statistics server by leveraging a client account.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10007
Scores
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (2)
mcafee/linuxshield
1.5
mcafee/linuxshield
< 1.5.1
Published
Aug 22, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026