# CVE-2017-3936: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) - OS Command Injection vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands with limited privileges via unsanitized input during CSV export in McAfee ePO.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3gw-v5qx-v2xm

## What is CVE-2017-3936?

CVE-2017-3936 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 13 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OS Command Injection vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, 5.3.1, 5.1.3, 5.1.2, 5.1.1, and 5.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary OS commands with limited privileges via not sanitizing the user input data before exporting it into a CSV format output.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3936?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3936 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3936 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 13 Jun 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-2017-3936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. 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-2017-3936/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3936/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3936
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3936
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3936

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