{
    "id": "CVE-2007-1227",
    "published": "2007-03-02 22:19:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:37:11",
    "cvss_score": "6.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to change permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, as demonstrated by symlinking to the root crontab file to execute arbitrary commands.",
    "epss_score": "0.00782",
    "epss_percentile": "0.54823",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mcafee",
            "product": "virex"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3386",
            "title": "McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) 7.7 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2007-02-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3386"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/33797",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/24337",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729",
        "https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722",
        "http://osvdb.org/33797",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/24337",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729",
        "https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722"
    ]
}