CVE-2017-3962 json
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Password recovery exploitation vulnerability
published 2018-06-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-13079
- cvss
- 5.6
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) 8.2.7.42.2
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3962
- NVD CVE-2017-3962
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