McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and…
Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not disable the server-side session token upon the closing of the Management Console/Dashboard, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by capturing a session cookie and then modifying the response to a login attempt, related to a "Logout Failure" issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01209 68th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4581
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpp8-fp59-g7vc
References
More McAfee Email And Web Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03935 McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-03434 Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-03922 McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2012-03920 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-03937 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-03925 McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-4581 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4581 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpp8-fp59-g7vc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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