CVE-2021-23890

McAfee ePO Information Leak vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2021 at 09:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEpolicy Orchestrator

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Information leak vulnerability in the Agent Handler of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 10 allows an unauthenticated user to download McAfee product packages (specifically McAfee Agent) available in ePO repository and install them on their own machines to have it managed and then in turn get policy details from the ePO server. This can only happen when the ePO Agent Handler is installed in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to service machines not connected to the network through a VPN.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 5.10 CU 10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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