CVE-2007-1226
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library...
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2007-1226- CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2007-1226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1223 No score
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2007-1223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jcc-r8vf-m3f7 No score
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library...
McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-6jcc-r8vf-m3f7- 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-2007-1226 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Mcafee Virex, published March 2, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.