CVE-2012-5879 json
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to mo…
published 2013-03-28 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5757
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.2%
- EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-24907)
Exploit prediction
5.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-24907 McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) 6.5.0.2101 - Insecure ActiveX Method remote, 2013-03-29
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58750 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.2 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html
mailing-list, exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/58750
vdb-entry, exploit
- kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1028357
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/91700
vdb-entry
- htbridge.com /advisory/HTB23128
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5879
- NVD CVE-2012-5879
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