CVE-2017-3898 json
A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 1…
published 2017-09-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-13015
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 16.0.3 allows network attackers to modify the Windows registry value associated with the McAfee update via the HTTP backend-response.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-44062)
Exploit prediction
3.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44062 McAfee LiveSafe 16.0.3 - Man In The Middle Registry Modification Leading to Remote Command Execution webapps, 2017-09-07
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee Live Safe
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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service.mcafee.com
/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3898
- NVD CVE-2017-3898
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