# CVE-2025-0798: MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Quarantine rtscanner os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the Quarantine Handler in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus, requiring high complexity and permissions.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpch-p6v9-rh66

## What is CVE-2025-0798?

CVE-2025-0798 is a critical command injection vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus, published on 29 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file rtscanner of the component Quarantine Handler. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0798?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-0798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0798 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0798 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus

- [CVE-2018-18388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18388/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4383/): MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus runasroot incorrect execution-assigned permissions (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-26624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26624/): eScan Anti-Virus Local privilege escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-2875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2875/): eScan Antivirus IoControlCode PROCOBSRVESX.SYS 0x22E008u null pointer dereference (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2025-1366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1366/): MicroWord eScan Antivirus VirusPopUp strcpy stack-based overflow (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0798 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0798 is a critical command injection vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus, published on 29 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0798 exists.

Affected product: MicroWorld eScan Antivirus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0798/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0798
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0798
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0798

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0798/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.