Vulnerability in Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense

CVE-2016-3983

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) before 3.4.8.178 might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by leveraging information about the parent process.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-3983: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3983?
CVE-2016-3983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-3983?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.