CVE-2016-8023

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CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

EPSS

9%p95

Published

Mar 14, 2017 (Mar 14, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass server authentication via a crafted authentication cookie.

Vendors: mcafee
Products: virusscan enterprise
Weakness: CWE-287
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (9.2%)

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