What is CVE-2023-33730?

CVE-2023-33730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-33730?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-33730 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console

CVE-2023-33730

Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 allows any remote attacker to retrieve password of any admin or normal user in plain text format.

Published 2023-05-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Escanav Escan Management Console — versions 14.0.1400.2281

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/sahiloj/CVE-2023-33730/blob/main/CVE-2023-33730.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33730?: CVE-2023-33730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-33730?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-33730 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.