TI-2012-03922 Aliases CVE-2012-4582 GHSA-jx35-69vw-mrr7

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and…

LOW 24CWE-264Published 2012-08-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

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, allows remote authenticated users to reset the passwords of arbitrary administrative accounts via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00852 58th 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-2012-4582
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx35-69vw-mrr7

References

Advisory 1

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Other 1

20120329 NGS00155 Patch Notification: McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance v5.6 - Any logged-in user can bypass controls to reset passwords of other administrators

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-2012-03921 McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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

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Sources

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