CVE-2007-1227 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) versions prior to 7.7 patch 1. An authenticated local attacker could exploit a symlink attack on the VShieldExclude.txt file to modify permissions of arbitrary files, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution, such as by targeting the root crontab. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with medium attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:*:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:6.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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