CVE-2000-1128
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which improperly sets the search path and allows local users to place a Trojan horse "common.exe" program in the C:\Program Files directory.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.5% (39th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2000-1113)
- Published
- January 9, 2001
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-1113 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mcafee / virusscan
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v8.8 and ePolicy Orchestrator v4.5 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10421-2011 - archived
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q4/0073.html(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1920(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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