{"id":"CVE-2012-4598","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-4598","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:10:51.207Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2012-08-22T10:42:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:45:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["mcafee/mcafee virtual technician","mcafee/epo mcafee virtual technician"],"epss":{"score":0.29384,"percentile":0.98186,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-04-30","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18812,"kind":"exploit","title":"McAfee Virtual Technician MVTControl 6.3.0.1911 - GetObject (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18812","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/18812.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/18812.rb","published":"2012-05-01","added":"2012-05-01","updated":"2012-05-01","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-81657","CVE-2012-4598"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":18805,"kind":"exploit","title":"McAfee Virtual Technician 6.3.0.1911 MVT.MVTControl.6300 - ActiveX 'GetObject()' Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18805","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/18805.txt","file":"exploits/windows/remote/18805.txt","published":"2012-04-30","added":"2012-04-30","updated":"2017-11-22","author":"rgod","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-81657","CVE-2012-4598"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10028","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10028","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4598","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}