CVE-2021-31842
Medium
Description
XML Entity Expansion injection vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 September 2021 Update allows a local user to initiate high CPU and memory consumption resulting in a Denial of Service attack through carefully editing the EPDeploy.xml file and then executing the setup process.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Endpoint Security
PublishedSep 17, 2021
First seenSep 17, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-776CWE-776
How to fix
Update
- mcafee endpoint_security10.7.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee endpoint_security | v < 10.7.0, 10.7.0 | 10.7.0 |
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