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CVE-2006-4886

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.

Published: Sep 19, 2006
Updated: Apr 13, 2023
CVE: CVE-2006-4886
Severity: Low
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 3.7
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
mcafee / virusscan_enterprise	7.1.0	7.1.0.x
mcafee / scan_engine	4.4.00	4.4.00.x

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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