Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call
Published Mar 14, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call.
Affected products
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- Version 7.0 and 6.x versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | McAfee Application Control (MAC) | n/a |
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- 6.0.0
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.2.0
- 7.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 73.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 73.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 71.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 64.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 7, 2022 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 41.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01135) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10175 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10175 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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