TI-2007-01189 Aliases CVE-2007-1226 GHSA-6jcc-r8vf-m3f7

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for…

LOW 19Published 2007-03-02 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00367 30th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:::macintosh:::::*	up to 7.7	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:*:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.7 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1226
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jcc-r8vf-m3f7

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2007-01190 VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.6
TI-2006-00952 The on-access scanner for McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh, in some circumstances, might… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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