CVE-2016-8005 json
File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to iden…
published 2017-03-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8853
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Intel McAfee Email Gateway (MEG)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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kc.mcafee.com
/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10161
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8005
- NVD CVE-2016-8005
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