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TI-2012-03939 Aliases CVE-2012-4599GHSA-gp9c-rxvg-7qh7

McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-287Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBoss Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03882 90th 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:smartfilter_administration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.1VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:smartfilter_administration:*:*:bess:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:smartfilter_administration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:smartfilter_administration:*:*:bess:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4599
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp9c-rxvg-7qh7
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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