TI-2010-03326 Aliases CVE-2010-3496 GHSA-x7cr-r5c5-cf8m

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i does not properly interact with the processing…

LOW 36CWE-264Published 2012-08-22 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0443 91st 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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:::::::*	8.5i	Vulnerable	McAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.7i:::::::*	8.7i	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5i Vulnerable ·McAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7i Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3496
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7cr-r5c5-cf8m

References

Exploit 1

http://www.n00bz.net/antivirus-cve

Other 1

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10012

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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