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TI-2026-21873 Aliases CVE-2026-27466

BigBlueButton: Exposed ClamAV port enables Denial of Service

Priority HIGH 75CWE-668Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed bigbluebutton (bigbluebutton): 3.0.22

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
bigbluebuttonbigbluebuttonbefore 3.0.223.0.22Patch availableCNA
  • bigbluebutton Vendorbigbluebutton Affected before 3.0.22 Fixed in 3.0.22 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.0.22Vulnerablebigbluebutton
  • cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.22 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA bigbluebutton (bigbluebutton) Fixed in 3.0.22

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27466
  2. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

  • 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
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Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences