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CVE-2016-8022
Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 13.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- intel
Description
Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication cookie.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.3% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability
- CWE-287 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Intel · VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- affected 2.0.3 (and earlier)
References (4)
- 94823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1037433 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40911 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .