CVE-2016-3984

Exp

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.

Published: 2016-04-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-3984 is rated Exploit Available (58/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-3984

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39531 exploit_db edb 2016-03-07 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3984

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 1.13% +0.84%
2 2025-07-14 0.24% 0.29% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3984

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 4.2 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3984

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3984

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee active_response <= 1.1.0.158 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee agent <= 5.0.2.285 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee data_exchange_layer <= 2.0.0.430.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_exchange_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee data_loss_prevention_endpoint <= 9.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee data_loss_prevention_endpoint <= 9.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:p1_hf2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee endpoint_security <= 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee host_intrusion_prevention <= 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention:*:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee virusscan_enterprise <= 8.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3984

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