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CVE-2012-1426

Vendork7computing, cat, f-prot, authentium, rising-globalProductantivirus, quick heal, f-prot antivirus, command antivirus, rising antivirus, norman antivirus & antispywareDiscoveredMar 21, 2012UpdatedApr 29, 2026

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \42\5A\68 character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
90.0%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
7 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 21, 2012
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 29, 2026