CVE-2016-8016
Information exposure in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier)...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8016- CVSS 3.0
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8864 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7mx-gfjp-xx9c
Information exposure in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w7mx-gfjp-xx9c- CVSS 3.0
- 3.4 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Execution | 2016-12-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | opsxcq/exploit-CVE-2016-8016-25 | 2016-12-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8016 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.4) in Intel Virusscan Enterprise Linux (vsel), published March 14, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.56%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.