CVE-2006-4886

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-09-19 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

McAfee Scan Engine: 4.4.00
Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL): 7.1.0

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971

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