CVE-2006-4886

high

Description

The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-19

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00039