CVE-2021-26624 json
eScan Anti-Virus Local privilege escalation Vulnerability
published 2022-04-01 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-13418
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- escanav escan_anti-virus 7.0.31
Exploit prediction
2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- MicroWorld Technologies Inc. eScan Anti-Virus for Linux
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
krcert.or.kr
/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=66596
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-26624
- NVD CVE-2021-26624
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