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CVE-2017-3980

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9...

7.2 High

CVE-2017-3980 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator (epo), published May 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.82%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.2 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.82%EPSS, 86th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.82%Up 2.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

Record
CVE-2017-3980
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

Record
CVE-2017-3980
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-13097No score

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

Record
EUVD-2017-13097
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8ph5-f876-gj9r7.2

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9...

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

Record
GHSA-8ph5-f876-gj9r
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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