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CVE-2012-4598 is a vulnerability in an unspecified ActiveX control used by McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) prior to version 6.4 and ePO-MVT. The flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash of Internet Explorer) by enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted website. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of input or unsafe methods exposed by the ActiveX control.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (mcafee_mvt_exec.rb) that exploits a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2012-4598) in the McAfee Virtual Technician MVTControl ActiveX control (version 6.3.0.1911) on Windows. The exploit works by serving a malicious HTML page to Internet Explorer users, which instantiates the vulnerable ActiveX control and abuses its GetObject() method to access WScript.Shell and ADODB.Stream. This allows the attacker to download and execute a payload (Windows executable) on the victim's machine. The module is operational and leverages Metasploit's payload generation and HTTP server capabilities. The main attack vector is a browser-based drive-by download targeting users with the vulnerable ActiveX control. Key fingerprintable endpoints include the HTTP path for the payload, the CLSID of the vulnerable control, and the file path where the payload is written on the victim's system.
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