CVE-2016-8026
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedArbitrary command execution vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Security Scan Plus (SSP) 3.11.469 and earlier allows authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus versions 3.11.469 and earlier allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges, likely through improper privilege handling in the application's execution context.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.11.469CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify McAfee Security Scan Plus is installedCheck the Windows system for McAfee Security Scan Plus by reviewing installed programs in Add/Remove Programs (appwiz.cpl) or searching for the executable 'McAfeeSecurityScan.exe' in typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Security Scan Plus\Affected if The application is present on the system
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Identify the installed version numberRight-click on McAfeeSecurityScan.exe in the installation directory, select Properties, then view the Details tab for the Product Version, or query the Windows registry key under HKLM\SOFTWARE\McAfee\McAfee Security Scan Plus\ for the Version valueAffected if The version displayed is 3.11.469 or any earlier version number
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeTake the identified version string (for example, 3.11.469.10, 3.11.456.0, or similar) and compare it numerically against 3.11.469 - any version less than or equal to 3.11.469 falls within the vulnerable rangeAffected if The installed version is 3.11.469 or lower, indicating the application is affected by the privilege escalation flaw
A system is affected if McAfee Security Scan Plus is installed and its version is 3.11.469 or any earlier version, since those versions contain the improper privilege handling that allows authenticated users to escalate to elevated privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade McAfee Security Scan Plus to a version beyond 3.11.469; verify the upgrade removes the privilege escalation vector.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-8026 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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