CVE-2012-4598 describes a critical vulnerability in an unspecified ActiveX control within McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) versions prior to 6.4 and ePO-MVT. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily accessible tools for exploitation, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.0.1911CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.