CVE-2015-8986 Security feature bypass in Advanced Threat Defense (MATD)
Attackers can evade malware detection in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense by crafting malware that detects the sandbox environment, leading to false negatives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8986?
CVE-2015-8986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (MATD), published on 14 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability in hardware appliances in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) 3.4.2.32 and earlier allows attackers to detect the sandbox environment, then bypass proper malware detection resulting in failure to detect a malware file (false-negative) via specially crafted malware.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-3651 Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Information Disclosure vulnerability
- CVE-2017-4054 Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx5p-69q8-6fj8.