CVE-2023-1629: A vulnerability classified as critical was found in JiangMin Antivirus 16.2.2022.418

Routine

MEDIUM 5.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-1629 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting jiangmin antivirus. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in JiangMin Antivirus 16.2.2022.418. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x222010 in the library kvcore.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-224011.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 63%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-119
Published	2023-03-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: jiangmin

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-03-25 11:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

jiangmin jiangmin antivirus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 16.2.2022.418

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 16.2.2022.418

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy jiangmin-antivirus || rpm -q jiangmin-antivirus || jiangmin-antivirus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 16.2.2022.418 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison jiangmin-antivirus sudo apt install jiangmin-antivirus=<VERSION_BEFORE_16.2.2022.418> sudo apt-mark hold jiangmin-antivirus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list jiangmin-antivirus sudo dnf downgrade jiangmin-antivirus-<VERSION_BEFORE_16.2.2022.418> sudo dnf versionlock add jiangmin-antivirus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-1629?

jiangmin antivirus: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1629 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1629 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-1629 affect?

CVE-2023-1629 affects jiangmin antivirus. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability classified as critical was found in JiangMin Antivirus 16.2.2022.418. Affected by this vulnerability is the function 0x222010 in the library kvcore.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corrupt

How urgent is CVE-2023-1629?

Priority 33/100. Public exploit reference

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