Untrusted Search Path in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
CVE-2009-5118

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee
Status
Virusscan Enterprise
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 August 2012

What is CVE-2009-5118?

The untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise prior to version 8.7i permits local users to elevate their privileges. This could occur through the execution of a Trojan horse DLL located in an unspecified directory, notably when scanning documents stored on remote shares. This vulnerability underscores the importance of secure path configurations to prevent unauthorized code execution.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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