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CVE-2017-4028 json

SB10193 - consumer and corporate products - Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability

published 2018-04-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-13145

cvss
5.0
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability in all Microsoft Windows products in McAfee consumer and corporate products allows an administrator to inject arbitrary code into a debugged McAfee process via manipulation of registry parameters.

Patch / fix

  • McAfee McAfee Anti-Virus Plus (AVP) 29 Mar 2017
  • McAfee McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.0
  • McAfee McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 1188590
  • McAfee McAfee Internet Security (MIS) 29 Mar 2017
  • McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP) 29 Mar 2017
  • McAfee McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 1187884

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.0 4.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • McAfee McAfee Anti-Virus Plus (AVP)
  • McAfee McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
  • McAfee McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS)
  • McAfee McAfee Internet Security (MIS)
  • McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP)
  • McAfee McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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