---
id: CVE-2026-105773
title: >-
  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 c…
summary: >-
  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 c…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: Canimaan Software
product: ClamXAV
affected:
  - ClamXAV >= 3.3 < 3.11.1
published: '2026-10-05'
updated: '2026-10-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-05T21:16:36.093'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105773'
references:
  - url: 'https://clamxav.com/version-history'
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-278-01.json
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105773'
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T21:34:25.115Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.