CVE-2016-8006

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8006
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerintel
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-05 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionAuthentication bypass vulnerability in Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and License Manager (LM) in Intel Security McAfee Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 9.6.0 MR3 allows an administrator to make changes to other SIEM users' information including user passwords without supplying the current administrator password a second time via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000760000 probability, percentile 0.226860000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary1.7AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Security Information And Event Management All mr3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee SIEM 9.6 Authentication bypass vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.narthar.it
McAfee SIEM ESM and ESMREC Authentication Bypass vulnerability - Quantum leap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.quantumleap.it
McAfee Corporate KB - SIEM 9.6.0 MR3 update addresses authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-8006) KB87744 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple McAfee Products CVE-2016-8006 Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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