Canimaan Software ClamXAV versions 3.3 - 3.11 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Privileged Helper Tool caused by a race condition and insufficient file validation, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Fixed in 3.11.1.
History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Canimaan Software
Canimaan Software clamxav
Vendors & Products Canimaan Software
Canimaan Software clamxav

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Canimaan Software ClamXAV versions 3.3 - 3.11 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Privileged Helper Tool caused by a race condition and insufficient file validation, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Fixed in 3.11.1.
Title Canimaan Software ClamXAV local privilege escalation
Weaknesses CWE-362
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisa-cg

Published: 2026-10-05T20:38:55.743Z

Updated: 2026-10-05T20:38:55.743Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T19:48:26.918Z

Link: CVE-2026-105773

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-05T21:16:36.093

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:08:38.397

Link: CVE-2026-105773

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