EIP-2026-118763

PRE-CVE

McAfee Remediation Client - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118763. PoCs published by Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in McAfee Remediation Agent 4.5.0.41 via the DeleteSnapshot() method in enginecom.dll (3.7.0.9). It uses an overly long string to trigger arbitrary code execution through a crafted HTML file with ActiveX.

Description

McAfee Remediation Client - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16639

This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in McAfee Remediation Agent 4.5.0.41 via the DeleteSnapshot() method in enginecom.dll (3.7.0.9). It uses an overly long string to trigger arbitrary code execution through a crafted HTML file with ActiveX.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: McAfee Remediation Agent 4.5.0.41 (enginecom.dll 3.7.0.9)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file in a vulnerable browser with ActiveX enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026