CVE-2009-5118
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5118- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5118- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5073 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-5073- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fvm-hcc8-v9vr No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.7i allows local users...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2fvm-hcc8-v9vr- 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-2009-5118 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise, published August 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.