CVE-2016-8020

8.0 highEPSS 11%

High (8.0) in mcafee virusscan enterprise. EPSS 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.0 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-94
Published: 2017-03-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mcafee:virusscan_enterprise

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823

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