Vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) (CVE-2015-8986)
Summary
Vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) (CVE-2015-8986). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2015-8986 has been found in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD).
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) CVE-2015-8986" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-8986 (McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD)) — CWE-254 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-254) exists in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD).
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch kc.mcafee.com