CVE-2026-20244
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Memory Corruption in ClamAV DMG Parser

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-20244, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-07-01

Last updated on: 2026-07-09

Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Description

A vulnerability in the DMG 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 DMG files during scanning, which may result in an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms only. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted file that contains DMG 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.

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Published
2026-07-01
Last Modified
2026-07-09
Generated
2026-07-21
AI Q&A
2026-07-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-20
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
cisco secure_endpoint to 1.29.0 (exc)
cisco secure_endpoint to 8.6.2 (exc)
cisco secure_endpoint to 1.27.2 (exc)
clamav clamav From 1.5.0 (inc) to 1.5.3 (exc)
clamav clamav From 0.98.1 (inc) to 1.4.5 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the DMG file format parser of ClamAV. It is caused by improper boundary checks when scanning DMG files, which can lead to an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms. An attacker can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted DMG file to be scanned, which may cause memory corruption.

As a result, the ClamAV scanning process may terminate unexpectedly, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device.

Impact Analysis

The primary impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service (DoS) condition. An attacker can cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash by submitting a crafted DMG file, which disrupts the normal operation of the antivirus scanning service.

This could lead to reduced protection on the affected device since the antivirus scanning may be interrupted or unavailable.

Other expanded impacts are possible due to memory corruption, but the exact nature of these impacts is not detailed.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade ClamAV to the latest fixed versions provided by the vendor.

  • Upgrade Secure Endpoint Connector for Windows to version 8.6.2.
  • Upgrade Secure Endpoint Connector for Linux to version 1.29.0.
  • Upgrade Secure Endpoint Connector for Mac to version 1.27.2.

No workarounds are available, so applying the updates is the primary method to prevent exploitation.

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