CVE-2007-1226 describes a weak permissions vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) versions prior to 7.7 patch 1. Local authenticated users could exploit this by modifying the VShieldExclude.txt file, which had insecure 0666 permissions, to reconfigure Virex and bypass scanning of arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.1, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and user authentication, with a moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:*:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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