Which versions of Escan Anti Virus are affected by CVE-2025-1368?

Organizations using A vulnerability should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-1368, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 4.6.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-1368?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-1368. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-1368?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Escan Anti Virus CVE-2025-1368

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1368?

CVE-2025-1368 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2025-02-17 cna@vuldb.com

Buffer Overflow Escan Anti Virus

4.6

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.6 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:27 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jun 27, 2025 - 17:45 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Feb 17, 2025 - 02:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ReadConfiguration of the file /opt/MicroWorld/etc/mwav.conf. The manipulation of the argument BasePath leads to buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function ReadConfiguration of the file /opt/MicroWorld/etc/mwav.conf. The manipulation of the argument BasePath leads to buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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. Affected products include: Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.