CVE-2016-8007 Auth bypass in Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS)
Authenticated users can bypass authentication to manipulate registry keys in McAfee HIPS, potentially escalating privileges or bypassing security controls.
- 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-2016-8007?
CVE-2016-8007 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS), 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
Authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier allows authenticated users to manipulate the product's registry keys via specific conditions.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8007?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Host Intrusion Prevention Services.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2016-8007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mp5x-rx8p-m26p.