EIP-2026-115594

PRE-CVE

McAfee VirusScan 10.0.21 - ActiveX control Stack Overflow (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115594. PoCs published by callAX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a stack overflow vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan v10.0.21. It triggers a buffer overflow in the `GetUserRegisteredForBackend` method via an ActiveX control, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Description

McAfee VirusScan 10.0.21 - ActiveX control Stack Overflow (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by callAX · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3890

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a stack overflow vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan v10.0.21. It triggers a buffer overflow in the `GetUserRegisteredForBackend` method via an ActiveX control, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee VirusScan v10.0.21
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file in a browser with the vulnerable McAfee VirusScan ActiveX control installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026