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CVE-2014-8518

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

The (1) Removable Media and (2) CD and DVD encryption offsite access options (formerly Endpoint Encryption for Removable Media or EERM) in McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) 4.3.0.x, and Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders (EEFF) 3.2.x through 4.2.x, uses a hard-coded salt, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute force attack.

Key facts

CVSS score
2.1 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-255
EPSS score
0.2% (10th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-8355)
Published
October 29, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8355 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / endpoint encryption for files and folders
  • mcafee / file and removable media protection
  • mcafee / file and removable media protection
  • mcafee / file and removable media protection

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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