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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2282 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2282: Mcafee virusscan vulnerability

MMcafee · Virusscan

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.33% · top 76.9%
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular DLLs from the user's home directory, even when browsing the local hard drive, which allows local users to run arbitrary code via malicious versions of those DLLs.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6288
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10741
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6288
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10741

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2282), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.