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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4581 · published 22 August 2012

CVE-2012-4581: Mcafee email and web security improper authentication vulnerability

MMcafee · Email And Web Security

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 32.8% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020 Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4581), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.