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New ClamAV security patch closes seven scanner bugs dating back two decades

Help Net Securityby @helpnetsecurity ()2 min read4 · 3 reads
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-20213
+6 related CVEs
A vulnerability in the PE file format parser of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition, or possibly other expanded…
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CVE-2026-41676
rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language
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Open source antivirus scanning sits inside mail gateways, file upload checks, and endpoint tooling at organizations of every size. Much of that work runs through ClamAV, the scanning engine maintained by Cisco’s Talos group. The project released two patch versions, 1.

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