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CVE-2015-8990

Published: Mar 14, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-254
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Detection bypass vulnerability in Intel Security Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.4.6 and earlier allows malware samples to bypass ATD detection via renaming the malware.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-254

Affected Products

mcafee
commercial·USaka mcaee, mcafee security
advanced threat defense
Security Products
Intel
commercial·USaka intel corp.
Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
Hardware Firmware

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10127
kc.mcafee.com

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