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 Sep 1, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.68%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 16.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 3.11.599.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | Live Safe | n/a |
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| McAfee | Security Scan Plus | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- ≤ 3.11.599.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.67% (0.07666) | 94.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.67% (0.07666) | 94.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.67% (0.07666) | 94.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.67% (0.07666) | 94.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11679) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 4.06% (0.04056) | 88.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.25% (0.08254) | 91.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.43% (0.11432) | 89.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.65% (0.08650) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 78.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 73.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 73.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 70.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 69.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 69.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 89.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 88.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 75.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.72th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 87.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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