McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended…
Priority LOW 25CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · 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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00988 62nd 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4593
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v588-9f3r-74vj
References
More McAfee Application Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-06731 Improper access control in Intel McAfee Application Control CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06730 Access control flaw in Intel McAfee Application Control CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-01570 The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2014-08086 Improper access control in Intel McAfee Application Control CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2013-06113 Improper access control in Intel Change Control CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2013-06112 Improper access control in Intel Application Control CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-4593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v588-9f3r-74vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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