CVE-2017-3969

HIGHNVD 8.25.9▼Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.2

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.

CVSS v3: 8.2
EG Score: 5.9(medium)
EPSS: 46.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 4, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

trellixpsirt@trellixhttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-417

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-28 09:40 UTCEG score recompute
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2026-05-23 20:35 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-3969?

CVE-2017-3969 is a high vulnerability published on April 4, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2017-3969 disclosed?

CVE-2017-3969 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 4, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-3969 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-3969 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-3969?

CVE-2017-3969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.9.

How do I remediate CVE-2017-3969?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-3969, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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