Is CVE-2012-4597 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4597 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4597?

CVE-2012-4597 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4597

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.1% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4522)
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-2012-4522 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 gateway
mcafee / email gateway

Certified products that may be affected

6 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 Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on VMware server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-241 - archived
McAfee® Email Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on appliance models 4000-B, 4500-B, 5000(B, C & C-2U), 5500(B & C), and the Content Security Blade Server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-198 - archived
McAfee® Email Gateway (MEG) software v7.0.1, running on appliance models 4000-B, 4500-B, 5000(B, C & C-2U), 5500(B & C), and the Content Security Blade Server - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-198 - archived

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

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

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