CVE-2018-7289 describes a detection bypass vulnerability in Armadito Antivirus version 0.12.7.2, specifically within the armadito-windows-driver/src/communication.c component. Malware with filenames containing pure UTF-16 characters can evade scanning because the user-mode service fails to open the file after Unicode to ANSI conversion, replacing unconvertible characters with '?' and preventing proper analysis. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of limited integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or inclusion in the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44169) exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.12.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:teclib-edition:armadito_antivirus:0.12.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.