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TI-2012-03936 Aliases CVE-2012-4596GHSA-6376-pj7v-fcpq

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 allows…

Priority LOW 25CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and download arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02588 85th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6376-pj7v-fcpq

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-05836 McAfee Email Gateway 7.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2013-05835 McAfee Email Gateway 7.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2013-05317 McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before 7.0.4 and 7.5 before 7.5.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • 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-2009-01282 The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2010-02028 The web interface in McAfee Email Gateway (formerly IronMail) 6.7.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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