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TI-2016-08012 Aliases CVE-2016-9892GHSA-3cqj-j486-jhq2

The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and…

Priority LOW 30CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and Endpoint Security for macOS before 6.4.168.0 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from the edf.eset.com SSL server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof this server and provide crafted responses to license activation requests via a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-0718 to execute arbitrary code remotely as root.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0166 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

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:eset:endpoint_antivirus:6.3.70.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*6.3.70.1VulnerableESET, spol. s r.o.
cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:6.3.70.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*6.3.70.1VulnerableESET, spol. s r.o.
  • cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:6.3.70.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 6.3.70.1 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
  • cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:6.3.70.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 6.3.70.1 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9892
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cqj-j486-jhq2

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-00320 Local privilege escalation in Windows products CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-05150 Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust in ESET security products CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2023-02960 Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02668 Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-15659 LPE in ESET products for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-00532 Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET products for Linux CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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