CVE-2004-0831: McAfee Virusscan

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse for files via the "System Scan" properties of the System Tray applet, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• McAfee Virusscan: version 4.5 only; version 4.5.1 only

Published 2004-09-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.