Is CVE-2009-5118 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-5118 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-5118?

CVE-2009-5118 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-5118

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-5073)
Published: August 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-5073 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / virusscan enterprise
mcafee / virusscan enterprise
mcafee / virusscan enterprise

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v8.5i and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator v3.6 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0047-2007 - archived

References

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

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