# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9jm-979c-8px2

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-274 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3912?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-3912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC)

- [CVE-2020-7334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7334/): Improper privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer component of MACC (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-7260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7260/): MACC installer DLL side loading (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2021-31833](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31833/): Security feature bypass in McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-0221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0221/): Security feature bypass in Application and Change Control (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2020-7309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7309/): Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in ePO extension of MACC (low 3.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3912 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Application Control and Change Control (MACC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3912/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3912/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3912
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3912
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3912

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