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CVE-2021-23896

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in McAfee DBSec

MEDIUM
4.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 2, 2021 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatabase Security

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Severity
MEDIUM4.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

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

Database Security· McAfee
95%
v < 4.8.2
Affected range stops below 4.8.2, 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.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359

CVSS

4.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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