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Status published
High
CVE-2021-26624
eScan Anti-Virus Local privilege escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
An local privilege escalation vulnerability due to a "runasroot" command in eScan Anti-Virus. This vulnerability is due to invalid arguments and insufficient execution conditions related to "runasroot" command. This vulnerability can induce remote attackers to exploit root privileges by manipulating parameter values.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
Affected Vendor
MicroWorld Technologies Inc.
View all reports →Affected Software
eScan Anti-Virus for Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 1st, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H