CVE-2023-4383: Escanav Escan Anti-Virus

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus 7.0.32 on Linux. This affects an unknown part of the file runasroot. The manipulation leads to incorrect execution-assigned permissions. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-237315. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

• Escanav Escan Anti-Virus: version 7.0.32 only

Published 2023-08-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.