High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-9977

Description

AVG AntiVirus for MacOS with scan engine before 4668 might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by leveraging failure to scan inside disk image (aka DMG) files.

Affected products

AVG Technologies/Antivirus
cpe:2.3:a:avg:anti-virus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/06/avg-antivirus-for-macos-doesnt-scan-inside-disk-images-cve-2017-9977/nvdThird Party Advisory

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