CVE-2016-8007

MEDIUM

McAfee HIPS <8.0.7 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

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 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.3%
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