BigBlueButton: Exposed ClamAV port enables Denial of Service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. In versions 3.0.21 and below, the official documentation for "Server Customization" on Support for ClamAV as presentation file scanner contains instructions that leave a BBB server vulnerable for Denial of Service. The flawed command exposes both ports (3310 and 7357) to the internet. A remote attacker can use this to send complex or large documents to clamd and waste server resources, or shutdown the clamd process. The clamd documentation explicitly warns about exposing this port. Enabling ufw (ubuntu firewall) during install does not help, because Docker routes container traffic through the nat table, which is not managed or restricted by ufw. Rules installed by ufw in the filter table have no effect on docker traffic. In addition, the provided example also mounts /var/bigbluebutton with write permissions into the container, which should not be required. Future vulnerabilities in clamd may allow attackers to manipulate files in that folder. Users are unaffected unless they have opted in to follow the extra instructions from BigBlueButton's documentation. This issue has been fixed in version 3.0.22.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bigbluebutton | bigbluebutton | before 3.0.22 | 3.0.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- bigbluebutton Vendorbigbluebutton Affected before 3.0.22 Fixed in 3.0.22 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.0.22 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.22 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
Remediation
- Fix · CNA bigbluebutton (bigbluebutton) Fixed in 3.0.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27466
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Bigbluebutton vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38047 BigBlueButton vulnerable to Chat DoS via invalid reactionEmojiId CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-38046 BigBlueButton vulnerable to DoS via PollSubmitVote GraphQL mutation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-13109 Cross site scripting in username that will trigger by sending chat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-09954 BigBlueButton before 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files because the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16722 BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16719 BigBlueButton before 2.2.7 does not have a protection mechanism for separator injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences