Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
McAfee Vulnerability Manager stored Enterprise Manager web portal passwords without salts in version 7.5.8 and earlier. If an attacker obtains the product database, password cracking becomes easier, increasing the chance that portal user credentials are recovered and reused.
Executive priority
Treat this as a credential exposure risk for legacy security infrastructure. Priority depends on whether MVM is still deployed and whether its database could be accessed by unauthorized users.
Technical view
CVE-2015-8989 is a credential-storage weakness in Intel Security McAfee Vulnerability Manager Enterprise Manager web portal. The source states unsalted passwords allow easier brute-force decryption against the database. The bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE mapping, exploit detail, or confirmed fix text.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they still operate McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.5.8 or earlier, especially where the database is accessible, backed up insecurely, or already compromised.
Exploitation context
The source describes offline brute-force risk against the database. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation or public exploit availability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and referenced vendor advisory URL. The bundle does not include hashing details, affected database schema, privilege requirements, patch version, or exploit evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Check Intel/McAfee advisory SB10117 for supported remediation guidance.
- Inventory McAfee Vulnerability Manager deployments and identify versions 7.5.8 or earlier.
- Restrict database access to required administrators and services only.
- Rotate MVM portal passwords after remediation or if database exposure is suspected.
- Review backup storage controls for MVM database copies.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Enterprise Manager is part of any deployed MVM instance.
- Verify the exact MVM version in each environment.
- Review database access logs for unusual reads or administrative access.
- Check whether database backups are encrypted and access-controlled.
- Confirm password rotation occurred after any suspected database exposure.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10117CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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