{"id":"CVE-2017-3897","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-3897","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:54:20.977Z","title":"A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allows network attackers to perform a malicious file…","description":"A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allows network attackers to perform a malicious file execution via a HTTP backend-response.","published":"2017-09-01T13:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:19:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["mcafee/livesafe","mcafee/security scan plus"],"epss":{"score":0.11679,"percentile":0.96037,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.07666,"percentile":0.94404},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.11679,"percentile":0.95865}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-07-30","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44067,"kind":"exploit","title":"McAfee Security Scan Plus - Remote Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44067","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/44067.md","file":"exploits/windows/remote/44067.md","published":"2017-07-30","added":"2018-02-15","updated":"2018-02-15","author":"SecuriTeam","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-3897"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3350"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.11679,"from":0.07666,"percentile":0.95865},"summary":"EPSS moved from 7.7% to 11.7% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3897","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}