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
Published Mar 20, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
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
Affected products
No data.
- 8.5i
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01930) | 79.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01930) | 77.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 58.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 49.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 42.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 46.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 41.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/33800 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/33800 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017791 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
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