Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-1538
CVE-2007-1538
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
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/bypass_mcafee_entreprise_password.htmlnvd
- homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/crack_mcafee_password_protection.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/33800nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463074/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463091/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463187/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
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