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CVE-2021-23878

Clear text storage of sensitive Information in ENS

Published: Feb 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-312
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected Products

mcafee
commercial·USaka mcaee, mcafee security
endpoint security
Security Products
McAfee LLC
commercial·USaka mcafee endpoint security (ens), endpoint security for windows
Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows
Security Products

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345
kc.mcafee.com

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