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CVE-2017-3962: McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Password recovery exploitation vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-916

Description

Password recovery exploitation vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to crack user passwords via unsalted hashes.

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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