Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2024-13188MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Installation var default permission

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in eScan Antivirus from MicroWorld. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /opt/MicroWorld/var/ of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation leads to incorrect default permissions. 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
MicroWorld	eScan Antivirus	7.0.32

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

VDB-290780 | MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Installation var default permission vdb-entry
VDB-290780 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #468796 | MicroWorld Escan Antivirus on Linux 7.0.32 Incorrect Default Permissions third-party-advisory
https://github.com/hawkteam404/RnD_Public/blob/main/escan_incorrect_default_perm.md exploit