Access control flaw in Intel McAfee Application Control
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00409 35th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | McAfee Application Control (MAC) | 7.0 and 6.x versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- McAfee Application Control (MAC) VendorIntel Affected 7.0 and 6.x versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| 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:a:mcafee:application_control:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8009
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gqq-rvvg-79fr
References
More Intel vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2016-8009 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8009 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gqq-rvvg-79fr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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