CVE-2009-5118 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise versions prior to 8.7i. This flaw allows local attackers to elevate privileges by introducing a malicious DLL into an unspecified directory, particularly when scanning documents from remote shares. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.5iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.