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Vulnerability record · public intelligence
CVE-2021-40837
MEDIUM

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSMEDIUM · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.66%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine before Capricorn update 2022-02-01_01 was discovered whereby decompression of ACE file causes the scanner service to stop. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker. A successful attack will result in denial-of-service of the antivirus engine.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. www.f-secure.com ↗
  2. www.f-secure.com ↗

Record history

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026