An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-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
- Complete · Complete · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05196 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5.0.2101 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician:6.3.0.1911:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.0.1911 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5.0.2101 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4.0 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.9 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.0.2101 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician:6.3.0.1911:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0.1911 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.0.2101 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4.0 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5879
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcjc-4gvh-gg6w
References
More McAfee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03938 An unspecified ActiveX control in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) before 6.4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-5879 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5879 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fcjc-4gvh-gg6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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