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CVE-2017-3960
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Exploitation of Authorization vulnerability
Medium5.9EPSS 0.90%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
Description
Exploitation of Authorization vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted HTTP request parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.90% · top 40% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- Exploitation of Authorization vulnerability
Affected products
McAfee · Network Security Management (NSM)
- affected 8 – < 8.2.7.42.2
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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