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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4598 · published 22 August 2012

CVE-2012-4598: Mcafee virtual technician vulnerability

MMcafee · Mcafee Virtual Technician

An unspecified ActiveX control in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) before 6.4, and ePO-MVT, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via a crafted web site.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 29% · top 1.9%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An unspecified ActiveX control in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) before 6.4, and ePO-MVT, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via a crafted web site.

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

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=SB10028 Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10028 Vendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

8.2CVE-2012-5879Mcafee virtual technician permissions and access controls vulnerabilityAn ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or cr…EPSS 5.2%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.