The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706…
Priority LOW 34CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706, 6.1.1 before build 404, 6.1.2 before build 449, 6.1.3 before build 441, and 6.2.0 before build 505 on 32-bit Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges via a 768 syscall, which triggers a zero to be written to an arbitrary kernel memory location.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02305 83rd 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.2 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.3 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9p7-4jjw-qp22
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-1715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9p7-4jjw-qp22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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