CVE-2025-1370 MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Autoscan USB epsdaemon sprintf os command injection

Medium 4.8 Published 17 Feb 2025 Updated 18 Feb 2025

Local attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via sprintf in the Autoscan USB component of MicroWorld eScan Antivirus.

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-2025-1370?

CVE-2025-1370 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in MicroWorld 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, which was classified as critical, has been found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. Affected by this issue is the function sprintf of the file epsdaemon of the component Autoscan USB. The manipulation leads to os command injection. An attack has 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.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1370?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1370?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2025-1370 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1370 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3fpx-4c54-q88f.