CVE-2012-5879
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101...
CVE-2012-5879 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Mcafee Virtual Technician, published March 28, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.20%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 5.20%EPSS, 92nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) 6.5.0.2101 - Insecure ActiveX Method | 2013-03-29 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5879- CVSS 2.0
- 8.2 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5879- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5757No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5757- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcjc-4gvh-gg6wNo score
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fcjc-4gvh-gg6w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.