CVE-2012-5879

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a login. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.

Exploit odds

5.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2013-03-28 23:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:47 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 5.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 8.2 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2013-03-28 23:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:47 UTC

Exploit probability

5.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Mcafee Virtual Technician ≤ 6.5.0.2101
• Mcafee Virtual Technician 6.3.0.1911
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician ≤ 6.5.0.2101
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.4.0
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.7
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.8
• Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.9

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 8.2

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Partial

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