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TI-2007-01480 Aliases CVE-2007-1538GHSA-8hqh-p9h5-r8wj

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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 Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01992 80th 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_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5iVulnerableMcAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5i Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1538
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hqh-p9h5-r8wj

References

Other 3

  • TI-2016-06740 Improper authentication in Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-06738 Code injection in Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2016-06742 HTTP response splitting in Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06741 Improper authentication in Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2009-04865 Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-02073 Buffer overflow in the On-Access Scanner in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.0i Patch… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.9
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Sources

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