CVE-2006-4886

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

The VirusScan On-Access Scan component in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1.0 and Scan Engine 4.4.00 allows local privileged users to bypass security restrictions and disable the On-Access Scan option by opening the program via the task bar and quickly clicking the Disable button, possibly due to an interface-related race condition.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 29% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2006-09-19
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mcafee:scan_engine
mcafee:virusscan_enterprise

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28971
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1605
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446220/100/0/threaded

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