CVE-2025-0720 Microword eScan Antivirus Folder Watch List rtscanner removeExtraSlashes stack-based overflow
Local attackers can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in the Folder Watch List Handler to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0720?
CVE-2025-0720 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microword eScan Antivirus, published on 26 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Microword eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function removeExtraSlashes of the file /opt/MicroWorld/sbin/rtscanner of the component Folder Watch List Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-0720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microword eScan Antivirus
- CVE-2018-18388 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-0798 MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Quarantine rtscanner os command injection
- CVE-2023-4383 MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus runasroot incorrect execution-assigned permissions
- CVE-2021-26624 eScan Anti-Virus Local privilege escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2875 eScan Antivirus IoControlCode PROCOBSRVESX.SYS 0x22E008u null pointer dereference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6gh-vhp5-7vpc.