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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-5115 · published 22 August 2012

CVE-2009-5115: Mcafee common management agent permissions and access controls vulnerability

MMcafee · Common Management Agent

McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.5.5 through 3.5.5.588 and 3.6.0 through 3.6.0.608, and McAfee Agent 4.0 before Patch 3, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files by accessing a report-writing ActiveX control COM object.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 36.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.5.5 through 3.5.5.588 and 3.6.0 through 3.6.0.608, and McAfee Agent 4.0 before Patch 3, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files by accessing a report-writing ActiveX control COM object.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78446
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10002 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78446
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10002 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-5115), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.