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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8018

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to execute unauthorized commands via a crafted user input.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.72%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to execute unauthorized commands via a crafted user input.

CVSS 3.0
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
1.72% probability · 77th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 December 2016
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-352
Affected
mcafee/virusscan enterprise
Source
secure@intel.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.72%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-40911source ↗McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Executionlinux · Andrew Fasanoremote13 December 2016yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.