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CVE-2021-23895

HIGHCVSS 8/10EPSS 1.87%

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CVE-2021-23895 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8/10 on the CVSS scale. Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to create a reverse shell with administrator privileges on the DBSec server via carefully constructed Java serialized object sent to the DBSec server.. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to create a reverse shell with administrator privileges on the DBSec server via carefully constructed Java serialized object sent to the DBSec server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.87%

76.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
McafeeDatabase Security< 4.8.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-23895?
Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to create a reverse shell with administrator privileges on the DBSec server via carefully constructed Java serialized object sent to the DBSec server.
How severe is CVE-2021-23895?
CVE-2021-23895 has a CVSS score of 8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23895?
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Source: NVD / NIST