Is CVE-2010-5143 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-5143 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-5143?

CVE-2010-5143 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2010-5143

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 allows local users to disable the product by leveraging administrative privileges to execute an unspecified Metasploit Framework module.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (19th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-5102)
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-2010-5102 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / virusscan enterprise
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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

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10014(Vendor Advisory)

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

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