CVE-2006-4886 describes a race condition vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00. A local, privileged user could exploit this by rapidly clicking the "Disable" button for the On-Access Scan component, bypassing security restrictions and effectively disabling the antivirus protection. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:4.4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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