CVE-2026-84811

agentverus-scanner Companion Code Analysis Bypass via Excluded Python Bytecode

Published Sep 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
agentverus-scanner fails to analyze compiled Python bytecode files in companion code directories, allowing attackers to bypass security scanning by shipping malicious __pycache__ entries alongside benign source files. Attackers can execute arbitrary Python bytecode on import while the scanner reports a CERTIFIED verdict with high trust scores in both static and semantic analysis modes.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Agentverus
Agentverus agentverus-scanner
Vendors & Products Agentverus
Agentverus agentverus-scanner
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description agentverus-scanner fails to analyze compiled Python bytecode files in companion code directories, allowing attackers to bypass security scanning by shipping malicious __pycache__ entries alongside benign source files. Attackers can execute arbitrary Python bytecode on import while the scanner reports a CERTIFIED verdict with high trust scores in both static and semantic analysis modes.
Title agentverus-scanner Companion Code Analysis Bypass via Excluded Python Bytecode
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:20 PM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026, 10:19 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 2, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 5:17 PM