Read the docs
TI-2009-01412 Aliases CVE-2009-1491GHSA-q82w-r89w-5v2j

McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange on Exchange Server 2000, and possibly other…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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 GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange on Exchange Server 2000, and possibly other anti-virus or anti-spam products from McAfee or other vendors, does not scan X- headers for malicious content, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a crafted message, as demonstrated by a message with an X-Testing header and no message body.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02818 86th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:groupshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2000Running onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:groupshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1491
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q82w-r89w-5v2j

References

Exploit 1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences