CVE-2021-23878
HIGHMcAfee Endpoint Security < 10.7.0 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Process Memory
Title source: llmDescription
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
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
37.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/endpoint_security
< 10.7.0
Published
Feb 10, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026