Canimaan ClamXAV up to 3.11.0 Privileged Helper Tool race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Canimaan ClamXAV up to 3.11.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Privileged Helper Tool. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-105773. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canimaan ClamXAV up to 3.11.0. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Privileged Helper Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at clamxav.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-105773 since 10/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2026).

Upgrading to version 3.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ClamXAV 3.11.1

Timelineinfo

10/05/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/05/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: clamxav.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-105773 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-105773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-413826

Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2026 23:26
Changes: 10/05/2026 23:26 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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