CVE-2007-4649

Exp

MicroWorld eScan Virus Control 9.0.722.1, Anti-Virus 9.0.722.1, and Internet Security 9.0.722.1 use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for their installation directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing application files, as demonstrated by traysser.exe.

Published: 2007-08-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4649 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-4649

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30546 exploit_db edb 2007-08-30 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4649

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.33% 0.89% +0.55%
2 2025-11-28 0.10% 0.33% +0.23%
3 2025-03-17 0.10%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4649

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4649

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4649

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microworld_technologies escan_anti-virus 9.0.722.1 cpe:2.3:a:microworld_technologies:escan_anti-virus:9.0.722.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microworld_technologies escan_internet_security 9.0.722.1 cpe:2.3:a:microworld_technologies:escan_internet_security:9.0.722.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microworld_technologies escan_virus_control 9.0.722.1 cpe:2.3:a:microworld_technologies:escan_virus_control:9.0.722.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4649

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