{
    "id": "CVE-2017-3898",
    "published": "2017-09-01 13:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:19:09",
    "cvss_score": "5.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 16.0.3 allows network attackers to modify the Windows registry value associated with the McAfee update via the HTTP backend-response.",
    "epss_score": "0.03176",
    "epss_percentile": "0.87617",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mcafee",
            "product": "livesafe"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44062",
            "title": "McAfee LiveSafe 16.0.3 - Man In The Middle Registry Modification Leading to Remote Command Execution",
            "date": "2017-09-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44062"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723",
        "http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723"
    ]
}