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CVE-2021-23878: Clear text storage of sensitive Information in ENS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

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

Affected products

• McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS): before 10.7.0 — fixed in 10.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: McAfee LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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