Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-1226

Description

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.

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Affected products

McAfee/Virex
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:*:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.7
McAfee/Virusscanllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.7 patch 1

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/24337nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744nvdExploit
knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.donvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/33798nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/2342nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threadednvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777nvd

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