Vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2021-23878
Clear text storage of sensitive Information in memory vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows a local user to view ENS settings and credentials via accessing process memory after the ENS administrator has performed specific actions. To exploit this, the local user has to access the relevant memory location immediately after an ENS administrator has made a configuration change through the console on their machine
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Endpoint Security
- Mcafee Llc Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows — versions 10.7.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23878?
- CVE-2021-23878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23878?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.