McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and…
Priority LOW 19CWE-264Published · Updated
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 · None · 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, accesses files with the privileges of the root user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended permission settings by requesting a file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00915 60th 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-2012-4586
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92cx-5wrj-5pgx
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-2012-03921 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-2012-03922 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
Sources
- CVE-2012-4586 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4586 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92cx-5wrj-5pgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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