CVE-2025-1364 MicroWord eScan Antivirus USB Protection Service passPrompt stack-based overflow
A local attacker can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in the USB Protection Service 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-2025-1364?
CVE-2025-1364 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in MicroWord eScan Antivirus, published on 16 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function passPrompt of the component USB Protection Service. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. 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-2025-1364?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1364?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1364 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-2025-1364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1364 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-g973-6gmx-8x6m.