CVE-2025-1367 MicroWord eScan Antivirus USB Password sprintf buffer overflow
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the USB password 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-2025-1367?
CVE-2025-1367 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in MicroWord eScan Antivirus, published on 17 Feb 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 classified as critical. This affects the function sprintf of the component USB Password Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1367?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1367?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1367 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-2025-1367 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1367 exists.
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-82hx-4hjj-mxxw.