CVE-2010-3496 describes a vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i where it fails to properly interact with hcp:// URL processing by the Microsoft Help and Support Center. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, even if the malware is detected, because the detection occurs too late to prevent execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7iCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.