CVE-2012-4584

low Trellix
CVSS v3 Base Score
3.5
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 51% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: August 22, 2012 (5013 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Trellix
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-310

Affected Products

mcafee email and web securitymcafee email gateway

References

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