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CVE-2012-4593

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password requirement in certain situations involving attributes of the password file, which allows local users to bypass authentication by executing a command.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
1.0% (63th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-4518)
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-2012-4518 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mcafee / application control
  • mcafee / application control
  • mcafee / application control
  • mcafee / application control
  • mcafee / change control
  • mcafee / change control
  • mcafee / change control
  • mcafee / change control

References

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

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