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CVE-2012-4599

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

McAfee SmartFilter Administration, and SmartFilter Administration Bess Edition, before 4.2.1.01 does not require authentication for access to the JBoss Remote Method Invocation (RMI) interface, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .war file.

Affected products

• McAfee Smartfilter Administration: through 4.2.1

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10029
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10029

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