Format string vulnerability in ePO service for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0, 2.5, and…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in ePO service for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with format strings in the computerlist parameter, which are used when logging a failed name resolution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0304 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 sp1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0616
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vcr-m67m-mr3p
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2020-10912 Infinite loop in Apache Tomcat CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04972 Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2021-06204 Integer overflow in CipherUpdate CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-12641 Incorrect Transfer-Encoding handling with HTTP/1.0 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-07593 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Tomcat CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2021-02646 Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2003-0616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3vcr-m67m-mr3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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