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CVE-2012-5879

HIGH · CVSS 8.2EPSS 5.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
8.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
5.2% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-5757)
Published
March 28, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5757 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / epo mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / mcafee virtual technician
  • mcafee / mcafee virtual technician

References

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

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