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TI-2009-04863 Aliases CVE-2009-5116GHSA-4r8g-96wp-vqm6

McAfee LinuxShield 1.5.1 and earlier does not properly implement client authentication…

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

McAfee LinuxShield 1.5.1 and earlier does not properly implement client authentication, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain Admin access to the statistics server by leveraging a client account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01635 76th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.1VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r8g-96wp-vqm6

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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