CVE-2015-8987

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: Intel Agent (MA)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10101 patch vendor advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8987?
CVE-2015-8987 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8987?
To fix CVE-2015-8987, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8987 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8987 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-8987?
CVE-2015-8987 affects Intel Agent (MA).
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