CVE-2002-2282 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enab)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-2282 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.9 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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