Clamscan vulnerable to command injection
clamscan through 1.2.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands as part of the _is_clamav_binary function located within Index.js. It should be noted that this vulnerability requires a pre-requisite that a folder should be created with the same command that will be chained to execute. This lowers the risk of this issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | clamscan | < 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7613
- https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/pull/45
- https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/commit/5f557c970817fe8c578ec3f7ad3bcbcef4cf5538
- https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan
- https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/1-npm-clamscan
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74, CWE-78- Platform
- npm
- Package
clamscan- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5v25-xr56-phph - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: clamscan
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