5.3

CVE-2015-8987: intel agent (ma) Improper Access Control

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
Published 14-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8987 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in intel agent (ma). EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack vulnerability in non-Mac OS agents in McAfee (now Intel Security) Agent (MA) 4.8.0 patch 2 and earlier allows attackers to make a McAfee Agent talk with another, possibly rogue, ePO server via McAfee Agent migration to another ePO server.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Intel1 product
Mcafee1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links