CVE-2012-4598
An unspecified ActiveX control in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) before 6.4, and ePO-MVT, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via a crafted web site.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An unspecified ActiveX control in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) before 6.4, and ePO-MVT, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via a crafted web site.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 29.38% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mcafee/mcafee virtual technician · mcafee/epo mcafee virtual technician
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 29.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-18812source ↗ | McAfee Virtual Technician MVTControl 6.3.0.1911 - GetObject (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 1 May 2012 | yes |
| EDB-18805source ↗ | McAfee Virtual Technician 6.3.0.1911 MVT.MVTControl.6300 - ActiveX 'GetObject()' Code Executionwindows · rgod | remote | 30 April 2012 | yes |
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.