CVE-2016-8008 json
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a repla…
published 2017-03-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8856
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 10 in McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.376 allows attackers to load a replacement of the version.dll file via McAfee McUICnt.exe onto a Windows system.
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Intel Security Scan Plus (SSP)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8008
- NVD CVE-2016-8008
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