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CVE-2015-8993

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security CloudAV (Beta) before 0.5.0.151.3 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.

Affected products

• McAfee Cloud Av: all versions
• McAfee Security Scan Plus: all versions
• McAfee Security Webadvisor: 3.7.2, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

References

• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102462
• https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102462

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