PT-2021-15580 · Mcafee · Mcafee Endpoint Security

Published 2021-02-10 · Updated 2021-02-16 · CVE-2021-23878

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows versions prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update

Description: A local user can view ENS settings and credentials via accessing process memory after the ENS administrator has performed specific actions, such as making a configuration change through the console on their machine. The local user has to access the relevant memory location immediately after the ENS administrator's action to exploit this issue.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update, update to the February 2021 Update or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the process memory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23878

Affected Products

Mcafee Endpoint Security

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23878 · Security Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/9713 · Telegram Post