CVE-2018-18388 describes a critical vulnerability in the eScan Agent Application (MWAGENT.EXE) 4.0.2.98 within MicroWorld Technologies eScan 14.0. This flaw allows remote or local attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted payload to TCP port 2222. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:escanav:escan_anti-virus:14.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.