CVE-2012-4584 json
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, does…
published 2012-08-22 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4509
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.
Exploit prediction
0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
References
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kc.mcafee.com
/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020
vendor-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4584
- NVD CVE-2012-4584
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