CVE-2017-3912 Auth bypass in McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC)
Authenticated users can bypass password security to execute arbitrary commands via a command-line utility in McAfee Application and Change Control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3912?
CVE-2017-3912 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC), published on 18 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bypassing password security vulnerability in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 7.0.1 and 6.2.0 allows authenticated users to perform arbitrary command execution via a command-line utility.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Application and Change Control.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-3912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-7260 MACC installer DLL side loading
- CVE-2021-31833 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC)
- CVE-2023-0221 Security feature bypass in Application and Change Control
- CVE-2020-7309 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in ePO extension of MACC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9jm-979c-8px2.