VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2014-8518

low
Published 2014-10-29 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The (1) Removable Media and (2) CD and DVD encryption offsite access options (formerly Endpoint Encryption for Removable Media or EERM) in McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) 4.3.0.x, and Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders (EEFF) 3.2.x through 4.2.x, uses a hard-coded salt, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute force attack.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10089

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.0.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.1.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.2.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.4.1
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.5.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.6
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.6.3
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.7
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.7.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.8
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders3.2.9.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.0.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.0.0.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.0.1
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.0.1.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.1.0
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.1.1
mcafeeendpoint_encryption_for_files_and_folders4.2.0
mcafeefile_and_removable_media_protection4.3.0
mcafeefile_and_removable_media_protection4.3.0.224
mcafeefile_and_removable_media_protection4.3.0.243

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.