CVE-2016-8007

MEDIUM

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services < 8.0 Patch 7 - Authenticated Registry Key Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-8007. PoCs published by dmaasland.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional Metasploit module that exploits weak registry permissions in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP) to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. It manipulates registry keys to stop the HIP service, uploads a payload, and restarts the service to execute the payload with elevated privileges.

Description

Authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier allows authenticated users to manipulate the product's registry keys via specific conditions.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by dmaasland · poc
https://github.com/dmaasland/mcafee-hip-CVE-2016-8007

This is a functional Metasploit module that exploits weak registry permissions in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP) to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. It manipulates registry keys to stop the HIP service, uploads a payload, and restarts the service to execute the payload with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · McAfee HIP installed with vulnerable registry permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93813
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10173

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (2)
Intel/Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier
mcafee/host_intrusion_prevention_services < 8.0
Published Mar 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026