This page lists publicly disclosed CVE vulnerabilities affecting mcafee email_and_web_security (linked via NVD CPE). Each row includes severity scores, summaries, and publication dates to help identify and analyze security issues.
| CVE | Summary | Source | Max CVSS | EPSS % | Published | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-4014 | Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors. | [email protected] | 7.8 | 0.45% | 2012-09-25 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4597 | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard. | [email protected] | 4.3 | 0.30% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4595 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain an admin session ID via unspecified vectors. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 0.35% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4586 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, accesses files with the privileges of the root user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended permission settings by requesting a file. | [email protected] | 3.5 | 0.11% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4585 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL. | [email protected] | 4.0 | 0.26% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4584 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes. | [email protected] | 3.5 | 0.26% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4583 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote authenticated users to obtain the session tokens of arbitrary users by navigating within the Dashboard. | [email protected] | 4.0 | 0.26% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4582 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote authenticated users to reset the passwords of arbitrary administrative accounts via unspecified vectors. | [email protected] | 4.9 | 0.16% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4581 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not disable the server-side session token upon the closing of the Management Console/Dashboard, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by capturing a session cookie and then modifying the response to a login attempt, related to a "Logout Failure" issue. | [email protected] | 6.8 | 0.49% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |
| CVE-2012-4580 | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard. | [email protected] | 4.3 | 0.26% | 2012-08-22 | 2026-04-29 |