CVE-2012-4584

McAfee EWS <5.5-5.6 & MEG 7.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

Scores

EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 49.2%

Classification

CWE
CWE-310
Status draft

Affected Products (4)

mcafee/email_and_web_security
mcafee/email_and_web_security
mcafee/email_and_web_security
mcafee/email_gateway

Timeline

Published Aug 22, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026