Is CVE-2012-4584 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4584 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4584?

CVE-2012-4584 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

CVE-2012-4584

LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.5 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 0.9% (57th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4509)
Published: August 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4509 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / email and web security
mcafee / email and web security
mcafee / email and web security
mcafee / email gateway

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee Email Gateway L1 - McAfee, Inc. - FIPS 140 2233 - historical
McAfee Email Gateway L2 - McAfee, Inc. - FIPS 140 2234 - historical
McAfee Email And Web Security Appliance Version 5.5 Patch 2 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-143 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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