CVE-2016-8031

high

Published 2017-03-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.3

Description

Software Integrity Attacks vulnerability in Intel Security Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 5200 through 5800 allows local users to bypass local security protection via a crafted input file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

72%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5200`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5300`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5400`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5500`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5600`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5700`
mcafee	anti-malware_scan_engine	`5800`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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