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CVE-2000-1128

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which improperly sets the search path and allows local users to place a Trojan horse "common.exe" program in the C:\Program Files directory.

Affected products

• McAfee Virusscan: 4.5

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q4/0073.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1920
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q4/0073.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1920

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