SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in…
Priority LOW 21CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00293 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2424-8qh4-3ggg
References
More McAfee Smartfilter vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02317 SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-2312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2424-8qh4-3ggg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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