CVE-2021-23895 describes a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) versions prior to 4.8.2. This flaw allows a remote, authenticated attacker to achieve administrator privileges and create a reverse shell on the DBSec server by sending a specially crafted Java serialized object. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.0 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires network access and low privileges, but can lead to high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:database_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.