Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from mcafee organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2021-04-15T08:15:14.370
2024-11-21T05:37:02.140
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
10.0
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | ≤ 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | endpoint_security | 10.7.0 | Yes |
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