CVE-2016-8017
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3...
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.
- Record
CVE-2016-8017- CVSS 3.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.
- Record
CVE-2016-8017- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8865 No score
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8865- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9g8x-w8q9-8hx8
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3...
Special element injection vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows authenticated remote attackers to read files on the webserver via a crafted user input.
- Record
GHSA-9g8x-w8q9-8hx8- CVSS 3.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8017 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) 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 6.90%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.