CVE-2025-0798Public exploitNetwork attack vector

System-level command execution via unsanitized quarantine filename

Published Jan 29, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

OS command injection in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 for Linux allows remote attackers to execute commands via a crafted file. The rtscanner quarantine handler passes an overlong, attacker-controlled filename containing shell metacharacters to system() while invoking mv without neutralization. Execution occurs with system privileges when the crafted file reaches a monitored directory; the demonstrated archive-delivery path requires a user to extract it.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability6.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 for Linux allows remote attackers to execute commands via a crafted file. The rtscanner quarantine handler passes an overlong, attacker-controlled filename containing shell metacharacters to system() while invoking mv without neutralization. Execution occurs with system privileges when the crafted file reaches a monitored directory; the demonstrated archive-delivery path requires a user to extract it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0798
Published
Jan 29, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
MicroWorld Technologies Inc.
Product
eScan Antivirus
Classifications
CWE-78, CWE-77, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.32

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MicroWorld Technologies Inc. · eScan Antivirusversion=7.0.32

Published CVSS scores

7.6VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.2VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.1VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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