High severity · published Jul 1, 2026
CVE-2026-20215
ClamAV 7Zip File Format Processing Out-of-Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the 7z file format parser of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition, or possibly other expanded impacts, resulting from memory corruption on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to improper boundary checks for content in 7z files during scanning, which may result in an out-of-bounds buffer write. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted file that contains 7z content 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cisco Secure Endpoint · Cisco
7.0.5; 6.2.19; 7.3.3; 7.2.13; 6.1.5; 6.3.1; +34 more · source: vendor
CL
Clamav · Clamav
before 1.4.5; 1.5.0 before 1.5.3 · source: NVD
SE
Secure Endpoint · Cisco
before 1.27.2; before 1.29.0; before 8.6.2 · source: NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
ZDI-26-583: Clam AntiVirus 7z Archive Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Clam AntiVirus. Interaction with this product is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.4. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-20215.
Aug 13, 2026·Zero Day Initiative
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20215
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20215
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-88cFYyxR
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