CVE-2026-20216

A vulnerability in the InstallShield file format parser of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of temporary resources during file scanning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted InstallShield file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the ClamAV scanning process and temporarily consume available system resources, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-88cFYyxR	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint::::::windows::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-01 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-09 18:09

NVD link : CVE-2026-20216

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20216

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20216

JSON object : View

Products Affected

clamav

clamav

cisco

secure_endpoint

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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