{"cve":"CVE-2012-4584","nvd":{"published":"2012-08-22T10:42:04.867","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:26.690","status":"Modified","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 properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html","https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html","https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020"],"products":["mcafee:email_and_web_security","mcafee:email_gateway"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4584","score":0.00852,"percentile":0.58249,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}