CVE-2016-8023

8.1 highEPSS 9.2%

Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 9.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
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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