Missing authentication in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense
Priority LOW 36CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Exploitation of Authentication vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.10, 3.8, 3.6, 3.4 allows remote unauthenticated users / remote attackers to bypass ATD detection via loose enforcement of authentication and authorization.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01365 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) | 3.10; 3.8; 3.6; 3.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) VendorMcAfee Affected 3.10; 3.8; 3.6; 3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:advanced_threat_defense:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48vg-r6v2-75w4
References
More McAfee Advanced Threat Defense vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03024 OS command injection in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03023 Missing authentication in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-02698 Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Unprotected storage of shared credentials vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03025 Command injection in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-03027 Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-02696 Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-4055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-4055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48vg-r6v2-75w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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