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TI-2016-06726 Aliases CVE-2016-8005GHSA-6mw7-3936-j32j

Access control flaw in Intel McAfee Email Gateway

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) (Intel): 7.6.404h1128596

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IntelMcAfee Email Gateway (MEG)before 7.6.404h11285967.6.404h1128596Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) VendorIntel Affected before 7.6.404h1128596 Fixed in 7.6.404h1128596 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.6.401VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.401 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) (Intel) Fixed in 7.6.404h1128596

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8005
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mw7-3936-j32j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-03684 Improper privilege management in Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20393 Apache Log4j2 Thread Context Message Pattern and Context Lookup Pattern vulnerable to a denial of service attack KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2015-02024 (1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-04197 The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-07265 An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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