CVE-2017-3898

MEDIUM

McAfee LiveSafe <16.0.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-3898. PoCs published by SecuriTeam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability in McAfee LiveSafe prior to version 16.0.3 by intercepting and modifying HTTP responses to alter Windows registry values with SYSTEM privileges. The PoC uses a proxy to inject malicious registry modifications, leading to arbitrary code execution upon system restart.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SecuriTeam · webappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44062

This exploit demonstrates a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability in McAfee LiveSafe prior to version 16.0.3 by intercepting and modifying HTTP responses to alter Windows registry values with SYSTEM privileges. The PoC uses a proxy to inject malicious registry modifications, leading to arbitrary code execution upon system restart.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee LiveSafe (versions prior to 16.0.3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to intercept HTTP traffic · McAfee LiveSafe installed and running on target system · Ability to configure proxy or perform MITM attack
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0318
EPSS Percentile 86.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
McAfee/Live Safe 16.0.3
mcafee/livesafe < 16.0.2
Published Sep 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026