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TI-2021-06250 Aliases CVE-2021-23896GHSA-89hp-893v-jcmm

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in McAfee DBSec

Priority LOW 20CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed McAfee Database Security (DBSec) (McAfee,LLC): 4.8.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
McAfeeMcAfee Database Security (DBSec)before 4.8.24.8.2Patch availableCNA
  • McAfee Database Security (DBSec) VendorMcAfee Affected before 4.8.2 Fixed in 4.8.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:database_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.8.2VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:database_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.8.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA McAfee Database Security (DBSec) (McAfee,LLC) Fixed in 4.8.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    McAfee,LLC McAfee Database Security (DBSec) 4.8.2

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-06248 Unauthorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSecPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2021-06249 Authorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSecPriority MEDIUM 43
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23896
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89hp-893v-jcmm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2021-06248 Unauthorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSec CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2021-06249 Authorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSec CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2019-02666 Data Leakage Vulnerability in McAfee Database Security web interface CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2021-11843 Denial of Service in Database Security on Windows CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-11824 Cross site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee DBSec CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-05941 Database Security(DBS)-Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
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Sources

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