Is CVE-2016-3984 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3984 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3984?

CVE-2016-3984 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-3984

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.1 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
EPSS score: 1.1% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-4993)
Published: April 8, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-4993 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / active response
mcafee / agent
mcafee / data exchange layer
mcafee / data loss prevention endpoint
mcafee / data loss prevention endpoint
mcafee / endpoint security
mcafee / host intrusion prevention
mcafee / virusscan enterprise

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee Application Control v5.0, Change Control v5.0, and Integrity Monitor v5.0 with McAfee Agent v4.5 and ePolicy Orchestrator v4.5 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-153 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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