CVE-2016-8016

Exp

Information exposure in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to obtain the existence of unauthorized files on the system via a URL parameter.

Published: 2017-03-14 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-8016 is rated Exploit Available (57.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.83%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-8016

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40911 exploit_db edb 2016-12-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8016

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-12 12.98% 9.83% -3.15%
2 2025-03-30 30.24% 12.98% -17.27%
3 2025-03-29 — 30.24% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-8016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.4 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.7 1.4 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-8016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-8016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee virusscan_enterprise <= 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

References for CVE-2016-8016

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