XXE in Mcafee Endpoint Security
CVE-2021-31842
XML Entity Expansion injection vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows a local user to initiate high CPU and memory consumption resulting in a Denial of Service attack through carefully editing the EPDeploy.xml file and then executing the setup process.
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mcafee Endpoint_security — versions 10.7.0
- Mcafee,llc Mcafee Endpoint Security (Ens) For Windows — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31842?
- CVE-2021-31842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Endpoint Security, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2021-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31842?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.