CVE-2012-4586

3.5 LOW 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, accesses files with the privileges of the root user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended permission settings by requesting a file.

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: 3.5 LOW (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 · 3.5

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

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record