Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4593
CVE-2012-4593
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.
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.1.x, 6.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.1.x, 6.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdVendor Advisory
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