Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot…
Priority HIGH 81Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1.126 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request to /spipe/pkg/ with a long source header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.74407 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.0:sp2a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 sp2a | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:protectionpilot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.0:sp2a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 sp2a Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:protectionpilot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8494-c7m6-c38m
References
Patch 3
Advisory 1
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- 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
- TI-2002-00667 Format string vulnerability in McAfee Security ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 2.5.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-5156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8494-c7m6-c38m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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