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    CVE-2012-4593

    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.

    Published:Aug 22, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 22, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00232
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Application Control
    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Change Control

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High