CVE-2019-3597

Authentication bypass in McAfee Network Security Manager 9.x

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Published Mar 26, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.1 < 9.1.7.75.2 and 9.2 < 9.2.7.31 (9.2 Update 2) allows unauthenticated users to gain administrator rights via incorrect handling of expired GUI sessions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee LLC

McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.1`	affected	< 9.1.7.75.2
`9.2`	affected	< 9.2.7.31 (9.2 Update 2)

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_security_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_security_manager::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-13232	Authentication Bypass vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.1 < 9.1.7.75.2 and 9.2 < 9.2.7.31 (9.2 Update 2) allows unauthenticated users to gain administrator rights via incorrect handling of expired GUI sessions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.124% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107609
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10275

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Network Security Manager

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Mar 26, 2019, 5:21 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:12 PM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 26, 2019, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM

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