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CVE-2009-5118

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory, as demonstrated by scanning a document located on a remote share.

Affected products

• Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL): through 8.5i; 8.0i, 8.0i-p11

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10013

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