CVE-2000-1128
The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-1128- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1113 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qjj-6hw3-3hc4 No score
The default configuration of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 does not quote the ImagePath variable, which...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7qjj-6hw3-3hc4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-1128 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Mcafee Virusscan, published December 19, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.