Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2016-8009 affects Intel Security McAfee Application Control 7.0 and 6.x. An attacker abusing an unauthorized IOCTL call could escalate privileges, disrupt systems, cause unexpected behavior, or potentially run unauthorized code. Public evidence provided does not include CVSS scoring, confirmed exploitation, or detailed remediation text.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority where the affected product is deployed on important assets. The issue targets security-control software and may enable privilege escalation or unauthorized code execution, but public evidence supplied here does not confirm active exploitation.
Technical view
The CVE describes a privilege escalation issue in McAfee Application Control involving unauthorized IOCTL use. Reported impacts include denial of service, unexpected behavior, and possible unauthorized code execution. The supplied sources identify affected versions but do not provide technical root cause detail, exploit maturity, CWE mapping, or patch specifics.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems running Intel Security McAfee Application Control 7.0 or 6.x. Organizations without this product or those on unaffected versions are not indicated as exposed by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability requires a path to misuse an IOCTL interface, but public exploit conditions are not detailed in the provided material.
Researcher notes
Key missing details are CVSS vector, CWE, vulnerable component specifics, attack prerequisites, and fixed build information. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the stated unauthorized IOCTL abuse and impacts. Use SB10175 and vendor records to confirm remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all McAfee Application Control 7.0 and 6.x installations.
- Check McAfee advisory SB10175 for vendor-approved fixes or workarounds.
- Prioritize remediation on high-value servers and privileged workstations.
- Restrict local access to systems until vendor guidance is applied.
- Monitor affected systems for crashes, unexpected behavior, or blocked-control bypass symptoms.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed McAfee Application Control versions against the affected 7.0 and 6.x ranges.
- Verify whether vendor advisory SB10175 lists the installed build as fixed.
- Review endpoint and system logs for abnormal Application Control failures.
- Document systems where remediation is deferred and compensating controls are applied.
Public sources used
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Execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10175CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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