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CVE-2006-4886

 

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.

El componente VirusScan On-Access Scan en McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 y Scan Engine 4.4.00 permite a usuarios locales con privilegios evitar restricciones de seguridad y desactivar la opción On-Access Scan abriendo el programa desde la barra de tareas y haciendo clic rápidamente en el botón Disable, posiblemente debido a una "race condition" relacionada con la interfaz.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-09-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-09-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-08 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
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Scan Engine
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4.4.00
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-
Affected
Mcafee
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Virusscan Enterprise
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7.1.0
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virusscan Enterprise" and version "7.1.0"
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Affected