RCE in Cisco Clamav
CVE-2024-20328
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.848 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.848 · newest: 0.848 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Clamav — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1
- Clamav
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20328?
- CVE-2024-20328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Clamav, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20328?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.