Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects McAfee Application Control and Change Control versions described as 5.1.x and 6.0.0. In certain password-file attribute conditions, the product may fail to enforce a password requirement, allowing a local user to bypass authentication.
Executive priority
Treat as a legacy exposure review item rather than confirmed emergency response. Escalate if the affected McAfee versions still protect production systems with multiple local users or sensitive workloads.
Technical view
CVE-2012-4593 is a local authentication-bypass weakness tied to password-file attributes in McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0. The bundle provides no CVSS, CWE, patch detail, or technical advisory content beyond the vendor reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to hosts running the named McAfee products and versions where an attacker already has local user access. The provided data does not identify platforms, default configurations, or exact affected builds.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The described abuse requires local access and results in bypassing an intended authentication check; no remote exploitation path is provided.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE description identifies product families, versions, local user precondition, and authentication-bypass impact, but no CVSS vector, CWE, fixed version, configuration detail, or exploit-in-the-wild source is present in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check current vendor guidance for the historical McAfee advisory SB10023.
- Inventory systems for McAfee Application Control or Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0.
- Prioritize upgrade or vendor-approved remediation where legacy versions remain deployed.
- Restrict local user access on systems until vendor guidance is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the named McAfee products are installed on endpoints or servers.
- Record exact product versions and compare them with the CVE description.
- Review local account exposure on affected hosts.
- Check security logs for unusual local authentication or privilege activity.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Credential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10023CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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