VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4593

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

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