What is CVE-2023-4383?

CVE-2023-4383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microworld Escan Anti-virus, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-4383?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microworld Escan Anti-virus

CVE-2023-4383

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus 7.0.32 on Linux. This affects an unknown part of the file runasroot. The manipulation leads to incorrect execution-assigned permissions. The attack…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microworld Escan Anti-virus — versions 7.0.32

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-279 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

References

vuldb.com/ (vdb-entry, technical-description)
vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
gist.github.com/dmknght/ac489cf3605ded09b3925521afee3003 (exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4383?: CVE-2023-4383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microworld Escan Anti-virus, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-4383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.