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CVE-2007-1538

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product

Affected products

• Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL): 8.5i

References

• http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
• http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/33800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791
• http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html
• http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/33800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded

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