# CVE-2025-1369: MicroWord eScan Antivirus USB Password os command injection

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the USB Password Handler in MicroWord eScan Antivirus on Linux.

- **Severity:** Low 2.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frqq-9j8v-cw7m, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-1369

## What is CVE-2025-1369?

CVE-2025-1369 is a low-severity command injection 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 classified as critical was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component USB Password Handler. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears 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-2025-1369?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-1369?

No fix published yet.

## Is CVE-2025-1369 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1369 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in MicroWord eScan Antivirus

- [CVE-2018-18388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18388/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-0798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0798/): MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Quarantine rtscanner os command injection (critical 9.2)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1369 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1369 is a low-severity command injection 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1369 exists.

Affected product: MicroWord 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-2025-1369/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1369/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1369
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1369
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1369

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1369/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.