6.5

CVE-2021-23890: mcafee epolicy_orchestrator

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 26-03-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-23890 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in mcafee epolicy_orchestrator. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Information leak vulnerability in the Agent Handler of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 10 allows an unauthenticated user to download McAfee product packages (specifically McAfee Agent) available in ePO repository and install them on their own machines to have it managed and then in turn get policy details from the ePO server. This can only happen when the ePO Agent Handler is installed in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to service machines not connected to the network through a VPN.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee1 product
  • epolicy_orchestrator< 5.9.1 | 5.10.0 | 5.10.0:update_1 | 5.10.0:update_2 | 5.10.0:update_3 | 5.10.0:update_4 | 5.10.0:update_5 | 5.10.0:update_6 | 5.10.0:update_7 | 5.10.0:update_8 | 5.10.0:update_9
Mcafee,llc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links