CVE-2021-31832
Cross site scripting vulnerability in DLP Endpoint for Windows
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross site scripting vulnerability in DLP Endpoint for Windows
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.
- Record
CVE-2021-31832- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-18707
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.
- Record
EUVD-2021-18707- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv79-wgjq-gc48
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss...
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.
- Record
GHSA-gv79-wgjq-gc48- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input in the ePO administrator extension for McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a remote ePO DLP administrator to inject JavaScript code into the alert configuration text field. This JavaScript will be executed when an end user triggers a DLP policy on their machine.
- Record
CVE-2021-31832- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-31832 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Mcafee Data Loss Prevention, published June 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.