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CVE-2017-3898

Published: Sep 1, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

livesafemcafeeSecurity Products
Live SafeMcAfeeSecurity Products
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723
service.mcafee.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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