CVE-2006-4886

low Trellix
CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 80% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: September 19, 2006 (7176 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Trellix
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mcafee scan enginemcafee virusscan enterprise

References

🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com