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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 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

8
  • McAfee/Application Control4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Change Control4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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