Is CVE-2016-8005 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-8005 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8005?

CVE-2016-8005 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-8005

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-8853)
Published: March 14, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-8853 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / email gateway

Certified products that may be affected

5 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee Email Gateway L1 - McAfee, Inc. - FIPS 140 2233 - historical
McAfee Email Gateway L2 - McAfee, Inc. - FIPS 140 2234 - historical
McAfee® Email Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on VMware server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-241 - archived
McAfee® Email Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on appliance models 4000-B, 4500-B, 5000(B, C & C-2U), 5500(B & C), and the Content Security Blade Server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-198 - archived
McAfee® Email Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on appliance models 4000-B, 4500-B, 5000(B, C & C-2U), 5500(B & C), and the Content Security Blade Server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-198 - archived

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10161(Vendor Advisory)

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

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