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CVE-2017-3960: McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Exploitation of Authorization vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

• McAfee Network Security Management (NSM): before 8.2.7.42.2 — fixed in 8.2.7.42.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) 8.2.7.42.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192

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