CVE-2012-4582

4.9 MEDIUM 0.9% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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, allows remote authenticated users to reset the passwords of arbitrary administrative accounts via unspecified vectors.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2012-08-22 10:42 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2012-08-22 10:42 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:45 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-264
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mcafee Email And Web Security 5.0
Mcafee Email And Web Security 5.5
Mcafee Email And Web Security 5.6
Mcafee Email Gateway 7.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Single
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record