CVE-2015-8987 Security feature bypass in Agent (MA)
Attackers can redirect McAfee Agents to rogue ePO servers via MitM during migration, bypassing security controls and potentially exposing data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8987?
CVE-2015-8987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Agent (MA), published on 14 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack vulnerability in non-Mac OS agents in McAfee (now Intel Security) Agent (MA) 4.8.0 patch 2 and earlier allows attackers to make a McAfee Agent talk with another, possibly rogue, ePO server via McAfee Agent migration to another ePO server.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-84v3-8746-q3rg.