Path Traversal in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator
CVE-2017-3980
A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator
- Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator (Epo) — versions 5.1.3 and earlier, 5.3.2 and earlier, 5.9.0 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98559 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3980?
- CVE-2017-3980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-3980 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.