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CVE-2026-20216

ClamAV InstallShield File Format Processing Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A vulnerability in the InstallShield file format parser of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of temporary resources during file scanning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted InstallShield file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the ClamAV scanning process and temporarily consume available system resources, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint

    7.0.5, 6.2.19, 7.3.3, 7.2.13, 6.1.5, 6.3.1, 6.2.5, 7.3.5, 6.2.1, 7.2.7, 7.1.1, 6.3.5, 6.2.9, 7.3.1, 6.1.7, 7.2.11, 7.2.3, 7.1.5, 6.3.3, 7.3.9, 6.2.3, 6.1.9, 6.0.9, 7.2.5, 6.0.7, 6.3.7, 1.12.3, 1.8.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.4, and 116 more

References 1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com