CVE-2015-8986
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability in hardware appliances in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) 3.4.2.32 and earlier allows attackers to detect the sandbox environment, then bypass proper malware detection resulting in failure to detect a malware file (false-negative) via specially crafted malware.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (2)
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- mcafee advanced threat defense≤ 3.4.2.32nvdUScpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10096cnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10096Patchcnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10096enisa_euvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10096MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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