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CVE-2019-3597
Authentication bypass in McAfee Network Security Manager 9.x
Medium6.5EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
Description
Authentication Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.1 < 9.1.7.75.2 and 9.2 < 9.2.7.31 (9.2 Update 2) allows unauthenticated users to gain administrator rights via incorrect handling of expired GUI sessions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- Authentication Bypass vulnerability
Affected products
McAfee LLC · McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM)
- affected 9.1 – < 9.1.7.75.2
- affected 9.2 – < 9.2.7.31 (9.2 Update 2)
References (2)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10275 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 107609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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