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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2116 · published 28 May 2010

CVE-2010-2116: Mcafee email gateway incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

MMcafee · Email Gateway

The web interface in McAfee Email Gateway (formerly IronMail) 6.7.1 allows remote authenticated users, with only Read privileges, to gain Write privileges to modify configuration via the save action in a direct request to admin/systemWebAdminConfig.do.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% · top 17.3% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The web interface in McAfee Email Gateway (formerly IronMail) 6.7.1 allows remote authenticated users, with only Read privileges, to gain Write privileges to modify configuration via the save action in a direct request to admin/systemWebAdminConfig.do.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/64832 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39881 Vendor Advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/cybsec_advisory_2010_0501_Ironmail_Advisory_Web_Access_Broken.pdf Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024018 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1239 Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/64832 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39881 Vendor Advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/cybsec_advisory_2010_0501_Ironmail_Advisory_Web_Access_Broken.pdf Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024018 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1239 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2116), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.