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CVE-2016-9892 Details

Description

The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and Endpoint Security for macOS before 6.4.168.0 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from the edf.eset.com SSL server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof this server and provide crafted responses to license activation requests via a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-0718 to execute arbitrary code remotely as root.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68	CVE	ExploitMailing List
http://support.eset.com/ca6333/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96462	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68	[email protected]	ExploitMailing List
http://support.eset.com/ca6333/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96462	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-295	Improper Certificate Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
eset endpoint antivirus	6.3.70.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:6.3.70.1:::::macos:: Remediation No remediation found in references.
eset endpoint security	6.3.70.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:6.3.70.1:::::macos:: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 16, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]