# CVE-2012-4585: 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, allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0163.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

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