A vulnerability in the HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) module of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when splitting UTF-8 strings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTML file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00123.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint unknown
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History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco secure Endpoint
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco secure Endpoint

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) module of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when splitting UTF-8 strings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTML file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.
Title ClamAV CSS Image Parsing Error Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-248
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-05T15:52:07.708Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-20031

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Updated: 2026-03-05T15:52:03.337Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-04T18:16:16.773

Modified: 2026-03-05T19:39:11.967

Link: CVE-2026-20031

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-03-05T09:06:41Z

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