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TI-2021-06235 Aliases CVE-2021-23881GHSA-ffrc-37fw-2f8x

Stored Cross Site Scripting in ENS

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A stored cross site scripting vulnerability in ePO extension of McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows an ENS ePO administrator to add a script to a policy event which will trigger the script to be run through a browser block page when a local non-administrator user triggers the policy.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00645 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows (McAfee LLC): 10.7.0 February 2021

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeEndpoint Security (ENS) for Windows10.7.x to before 10.7.0 February 202110.7.0 February 2021Patch availableCNA
  • Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows VendorMcAfee Affected 10.7.x to before 10.7.0 February 2021 Fixed in 10.7.0 February 2021 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 10.7.0VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 10.7.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows (McAfee LLC) Fixed in 10.7.0 February 2021

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows 10.7.0 February 2021

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-06236 Improper Access Control in the ENS installerPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2021-06232 Clear text storage of sensitive Information in ENSPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2021-06234 Improper Access Control in the ENS installerPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23881
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffrc-37fw-2f8x
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-05935 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firewall ePO extension of McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05923 Improper Access Control Vulnerability in ENS for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05872 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENSM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05871 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in ENS for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-02647 McAfee Endpoint Security updates fix a privilege escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-05864 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through Symbolic links in ENS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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