CVE-2016-8008

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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

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.

Affected products

McAfee Security Scan Plus: through 3.11.376

References

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS102593

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