CVE-2021-23883
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows a local administrator to cause Windows to crash via a specific system call which is not handled correctly. This varies by machine and had partial protection prior to this update.
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/McAfee-Endpoint-Security-five-vulnerabilities-34571cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0555cnnvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345enisa_euvd
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10345Broken Linknvd
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