Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4586
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, accesses files with the privileges of the root user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended permission settings by requesting a file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4586
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 35 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4586
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4586
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4586
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020
Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2012-4586
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*