MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux Quarantine rtscanner os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file rtscanner of the component Quarantine Handler. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-0798. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file rtscanner of the component Quarantine Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0798. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/10/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• MicroWorld

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• eScan Antivirus

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• 7.0.32

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Accepted

• Submit #484718: Microword Escan Antivirus For Linux 7.0.32 OS Command Injection (by FPT IS Security)

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