McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) before 4.6.9 and 5.x before 5.1.2 uses the same secret key across different customers' installations, which allows attackers to obtain the administrator password by leveraging knowledge of the encrypted password.
CVE-2015-0922
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 9, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129827/McAfee-ePolicy-Orchestrator-Authenticated-XXE-Credential-Exposure.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/37
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/8
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72298
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031519
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99949
- cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/brandonprry/692e553975bf29aeaf2c
- cve@mitrehttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10095
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129827/McAfee-ePolicy-Orchestrator-Authenticated-XXE-Credential-Exposure.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/37
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72298
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031519
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99949
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gist.github.com/brandonprry/692e553975bf29aeaf2c
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitauxiliary/gather/mcafee_epo_xxe✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 6, 2015
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Authenticated XXE Credentials Exposure
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