CVE-2025-1366

MicroWord eScan Antivirus VirusPopUp strcpy stack-based overflow

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEscan Anti VirusEscan Anti Virus

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function strcpy of the component VirusPopUp. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

SignaturePermissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295970
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.295970

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-121

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