CVE-2017-3969 json
SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
published 2018-04-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-13086
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Abuse of communication channels vulnerability in the server in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt messages via an inadequate implementation of SSL.
Patch / fix
- McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) 8.2.7.42.2
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-417 Communication Channel Errors
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3969
- NVD CVE-2017-3969
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