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.
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4586
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4586
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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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
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