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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020
Scores
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
49.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-310
Status
published
Products (4)
mcafee/email_and_web_security
5.0
mcafee/email_and_web_security
5.5
mcafee/email_and_web_security
5.6
mcafee/email_gateway
7.0
Published
Aug 22, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026