CVE-2012-4593
McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4593- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4518No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4518- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v588-9f3r-74vjNo score
McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v588-9f3r-74vj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4593 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mcafee Application Control, published August 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.