RCE in Escanav Escan Anti-Virus
CVE-2025-0798
A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file rtscanner of the component Quarantine Handler. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known 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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.069 (93.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Escanav Escan Anti-Virus — versions 7.0.32
- Microworld Escan Antivirus — versions 7.0.32
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/dmknght/FIS_RnD/blob/main/escan_rtscanner_rce.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0798?
- CVE-2025-0798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan Anti-Virus, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0798?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0798 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.