VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to…
Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to change permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, as demonstrated by symlinking to the root crontab file to execute arbitrary commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00782 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1227
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8fv-wcrv-8j2h
References
More McAfee Virex vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00952 The on-access scanner for McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh, in some circumstances, might… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-01189 McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.1
Sources
- CVE-2007-1227 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1227 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8fv-wcrv-8j2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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