MicroWord eScan Antivirus Command Injection Vulnerability in USB Password Handler

Vulnerability

A critical command injection vulnerability has been identified in MicroWord eScan Antivirus version 7.0.32 for Linux. The issue arises in an unknown function of the USB Password Handler component, allowing for operating system command injection. This vulnerability requires local access to exploit and presents a high level of complexity, making exploitation difficult.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for arbitrary command execution on the operating system where eScan Antivirus is installed.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
4.2
impact
10.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.