Is CVE-2006-4886 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4886 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4886?

CVE-2006-4886 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

CVE-2006-4886

LOW · CVSS 3.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.7 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4873)
Published: September 19, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4873 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / scan engine
mcafee / virusscan enterprise

References

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

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain