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TI-2002-02194 Aliases CVE-2002-2282GHSA-326x-r6gv-8vqm

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular…

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2282
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-326x-r6gv-8vqm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2007-02496 Buffer overflow in the IsOldAppInstalled function in the McSubMgr.McSubMgr Subscription… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-03837 Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2000-00119 The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2004-00768 McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-05229 McAfee Network Agent (mcnasvc.exe) 1.0.178.0, as used by multiple McAfee products… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2000-01116 The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
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Sources

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