Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2009-5118
CVE-2009-5118
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory, as demonstrated by scanning a document located on a remote share.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.5i
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78448nvd
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