CVE-2012-5879 EXPLOIT
8.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.2% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-03-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mcafee | epo mcafee virtual technician |
| mcafee | mcafee virtual technician |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) 6.5.0.2101 - Insecure ActiveX Method | 2013-03-29 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html
- http://osvdb.org/91700
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58750
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028357
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23128
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html
- http://osvdb.org/91700
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58750
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028357
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23128
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