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CVE-2024-20328

ClamAV VirusEvent File Processing Command Injection Vulnerability

Published: Mar 1, 2024Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
84.8%
Top 0.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka Cisco, cisco systems
Clam Antivirus
Networking Infrastructure
ClamAV
Networking Infrastructure
clamav
oss-projectaka clambc
clamavOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.html
blog.clamav.net
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXZYVDNV66RNMNVJOHAJAYRZV4U64CQ/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://amitschendel.github.io/vulnerabilites/CVE-2024-20328/
amitschendel.github.io
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