CVE-2024-28519
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan...
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan Antivirus could allow privilege escalation for low-privileged users.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan Antivirus could allow privilege escalation for low-privileged users.
- Record
CVE-2024-28519- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25616
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan Antivirus could allow privilege escalation for low-privileged users.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25616- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78m2-r6wc-m75w
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan...
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan Antivirus could allow privilege escalation for low-privileged users.
- Record
GHSA-78m2-r6wc-m75w- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A kernel handle leak issue in ProcObsrvesx.sys 4.0.0.49 in MicroWorld Technologies Inc eScan Antivirus could allow privilege escalation for low-privileged users.
- Record
CVE-2024-28519- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28519 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microworld Technologies Escan Anti-virus, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.