CVE-2026-20347
HIGH 7.5 ALL-YEARSA vulnerability in the Mach-O file format parser of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition or possibly other expanded impacts as a result of memory corruption on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper boundary checks for content in Mach-O files during scanning, which may result in an out-of-bounds buffer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted Mach-O file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to terminate, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 46th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-54532 EUVD · EUVD-2026-54532
Technical & other
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-WuuvVd26CVE record · cisco · Updated 2026-08-07T16:42:29.284Z
NVD · CVE-2026-20347 · Updated 2026-10-23T20:10:00.160
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS