CVE-2012-4595

Published: Aug 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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 bypass authentication and obtain an admin session ID via unspecified vectors.

Affected (4)

Products: Mcafee: Email And Web Security, Email Gateway

Mcafee

2 products

Email And Web Security

Email Gateway

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.5
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.6
Mcafee Email Gateway	Version 7.0.0
Mcafee Email Gateway	Version 7.0.1

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (6)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77977

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77977

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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