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CVE-2024-20328

ClamAV VirusEvent File Processing Command Injection Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

A vulnerability in the VirusEvent feature of ClamAV could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service account.The vulnerability is due to unsafe handling of file names. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a file name containing command-line sequences. When processed on a system using configuration options for the VirusEvent feature, the attacker could cause the application to execute arbitrary commands. ClamAV has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Official description from the CVE record, published by cisco. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.3

Score published by cisco in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  • Attack vector: Local

    The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: Low

    A basic user account is needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: Low

    Limited effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: Low

    Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: Low

    Limited effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.84841 (84.8% probability)
Percentile
99.7%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Mar 5, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Cisco ClamAV

    • affected: 1.2.0
    • affected: 1.2.1

References

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Timeline

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