McAfee ePO unvalidated URL redirect vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Unvalidated client-side URL redirect vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 10 could cause an authenticated ePO user to load an untrusted site in an ePO iframe which could steal information from the authenticated user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) | before 5.10 CU 10 | 5.10 CU 10 | Patch available | CNA |
- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) VendorMcAfee Affected before 5.10 CU 10 Fixed in 5.10 CU 10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.10.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_2 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_3 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_4 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_5 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_6 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_7 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.0 update_8 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_4 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_5 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_6 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_7 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 update_8 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
- Fix · CNA McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 5.10 CU 10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
McAfee,LLC McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.10 CU 10
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-06244 McAfee ePO Information Leak vulnerabilityPriority LOW 31
- TI-2021-06243 McAfee ePO Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilityPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23888
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h63-w9wm-rccq
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More McAfee Epolicy Orchestrator vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10912 Infinite loop in Apache Tomcat CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04972 Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2021-06204 Integer overflow in CipherUpdate CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-12641 Incorrect Transfer-Encoding handling with HTTP/1.0 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-07593 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Tomcat CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2021-02646 Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-23888 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23888 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h63-w9wm-rccq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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