FKIE_CVE-2006-4886

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-09-19 21:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:29
Severity
Summary
The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee scan_engine 4.4.00
mcafee virusscan_enterprise 7.1.0
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