What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7289?

CVE-2018-7289 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 3.3 (Low). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-7289?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-7289. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.8%.

Armadito Antivirus CVE-2018-7289

LOW

Encoding Error (CWE-172)

2018-02-21 cve@mitre.org

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Armadito Antivirus

3.3

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.3 LOW

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 21, 2018 - 18:29 nvd

LOW 3.3

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in armadito-windows-driver/src/communication.c in Armadito 0.12.7.2. Malware with filenames containing pure UTF-16 characters can bypass detection. The user-mode service will fail to open the file for scanning after the conversion is done from Unicode to ANSI. This happens because characters that cannot be converted from Unicode are replaced with '?' characters.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in armadito-windows-driver/src/communication.c in Armadito 0.12.7.2. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-172. An issue was discovered in armadito-windows-driver/src/communication.c in Armadito 0.12.7.2. Malware with filenames containing pure UTF-16 characters can bypass detection. The user-mode service will fail to open the file for scanning after the conversion is done from Unicode to ANSI. This happens because characters that cannot be converted from Unicode are replaced with '?' characters. Affected products include: Teclib-Edition Armadito Antivirus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.