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CVE-2004-2635

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-2635 describes a critical vulnerability in the McAfee Security Installer Control System 4.0.0.81 ActiveX control, allowing remote attackers to access the Windows registry through specially crafted web pages utilizing the RegQueryValue() method. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0.81CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_installer_control_system:4.0.0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/ntbugtraq/2004-q2/0026.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/11493
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15994
osvdb.org / 5713
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/10236
securitytracker.com / alerts/2004/Apr/1009956.html
Exploit