CVE-2012-4593
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.99%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 61
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
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