Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2012-4592 is a session-cookie protection issue in the Portal component of McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager before 10.0. In some HTTPS use, the ASP.NET session cookie lacked the Secure flag, increasing the chance that a remote attacker could capture it if the cookie was sent over HTTP.
Executive priority
Prioritize if legacy McAfee EMM is still present or internet-accessible. This is not currently evidenced as actively exploited, but session theft against mobile management infrastructure can create meaningful business risk.
Technical view
The flaw is missing Secure attribute enforcement on the ASP.NET session cookie for McAfee EMM Portal before 10.0. The CVE states this could make interception easier when the cookie is transmitted in an HTTP session. No CVSS, CWE, or detailed exploit evidence is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to organizations still operating McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager Portal versions before 10.0, especially if users can reach any HTTP endpoint or redirects alongside HTTPS access.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The risk is session hijacking if network interception and cleartext cookie transmission occur, but the provided sources do not prove exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies the vulnerable product and behavior but lacks CVSS, CWE, detailed affected CPEs, exploit maturity, and full vendor advisory content. Avoid broad conclusions beyond McAfee EMM Portal before 10.0 and the missing Secure cookie flag.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm whether any McAfee EMM Portal deployment remains in use.
- Review McAfee advisory SB10022 for vendor-confirmed remediation guidance.
- Upgrade or replace McAfee EMM versions before 10.0 where applicable.
- Disable or block HTTP access to the Portal where business operations allow.
- Treat exposed legacy mobile management portals as priority retirement candidates.
Validation and detection
- Inventory EMM Portal hosts and confirm product version.
- Inspect HTTPS responses for ASP.NET session cookies with the Secure attribute.
- Check whether any Portal endpoint remains reachable over HTTP.
- Review proxy and web logs for cleartext Portal access patterns.
- Document compensating controls if upgrade status cannot be confirmed.
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- Unknown
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- mcafee-emm-portal-info-disc(78220)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10022CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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