SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
Priority LOW 37CWE-417Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Abuse of communication channels vulnerability in the server in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt messages via an inadequate implementation of SSL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00799 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Network Security Management (NSM) (McAfee): 8.2.7.42.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Network Security Management (NSM) (McAfee) Fixed in 8.2.7.42.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) 8.2.7.42.2
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-03007 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (aka Session Riding) vulnerabilityPriority LOW 39
- TI-2017-03012 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cryptanalysis vulnerabilityPriority LOW 35
- TI-2017-03008 Insufficient session expiration in McAfee Network Security ManagementPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f28g-v75h-r3g8
References
More McAfee Network Security Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03013 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-02657 Authentication bypass in McAfee Network Security Manager 9.x CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03010 Session fixation in McAfee Network Security Management CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2017-03005 McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Password recovery exploitation vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03003 McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Exploitation of Authorization vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-03007 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (aka Session Riding) vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-3969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-3969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f28g-v75h-r3g8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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