Is CVE-2004-0831 being actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0831 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0831?

CVE-2004-0831 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2004-0831

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2004-0829)
Published: September 14, 2004
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2004-0829 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / virusscan
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

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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