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
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mcafee Endpoint_security
- Mcafee Llc Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows — versions 10.7.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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.