CVE-2006-4886
lowpriority · track · 15EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (3)
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references (6)
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- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threadednvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971nvd
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