CVE-2007-1538
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0.i uses insecure permissions for certain Windows Registry keys, which allows local users to bypass local password protection via the UIP value in (1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection or (2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\VirusScan Entreprise\CurrentVersion. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third-party researchers, stating that the default permissions for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE does not allow for write access and the product does not modify the inherited permissions. There might be an interaction error with another product
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 33800 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070319 RE: Bypassing Mcafee Entreprise Password Protection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070317 Bypassing Mcafee Entreprise Password Protection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20070317 Re: Bypassing Mcafee Entreprise Password Protection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1017791 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2007-1538)Record last updated .