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CVE-2015-8986

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2015-8986
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.73%

Original NVD Description

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.