VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-8103
A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.178.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- bitdefender/antivirus 2020
- Source
- cve-requests@bitdefender.com
References
- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8604/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8604/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.