CVE-2015-8993 Code injection in CloudAV (Beta)
Attackers can execute malicious code during installation or uninstallation of Intel Security CloudAV Beta by leveraging preexisting crafted malware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8993?
CVE-2015-8993 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Intel CloudAV (Beta), published on 14 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security CloudAV (Beta) before 0.5.0.151.3 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8993?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mcafee Cloud Av, Mcafee Security Scan Plus, Mcafee Security Webadvisor.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2015-8993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel CloudAV (Beta)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3hr-f68v-rjm9.