🛡️ CVE-2022-20796 — clamav

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-822 NVD
6.5
CVSS Score
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Description

On May 4, 2022, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library versions 0.103.5 and earlier and 0.104.2 and earlier was disclosed: A vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.103.4, 0.103.5, 0.104.1, and 0.104.2 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2022-20796 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • clamav
  • debian-linux
  • fedora
  • secure-endpoint (from 1.18.0 up to 1.18.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 May 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
tools.cisco.com
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
tools.cisco.com

CVE-2022-20796 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-822
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-05-04
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
clamav
debian-linux
fedora
secure-endpoint 1.18.0 1.18.2

References

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