# CVE-2012-4593: McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password requirement in certain situations involvin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-22 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password requirement in certain situations involving attributes of the password file, which allows local users to bypass authentication by executing a command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10023

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