Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2021 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2021-23894Unauthorized deserialization of untrusted data in McAfee DBSec
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) from McAfee,LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a reverse shell with administrator privileges on the DBSec server via carefully constructed Java serialized object sent to the DBSec server.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Database Security (DBSec) | unspecified – before 4.8.2 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359 x_refsource_CONFIRM