CVE-2020-8094
Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 (VA-8422)
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v4
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file.
*Credits:
Gábor Selján
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
- 2025-01-15 CVE Published
- 2025-01-15 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
- CAPEC-641: DLL Side-Loading
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-bitdefender-antivirus-free-2020-va-8422 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Bitdefender Search vendor "Bitdefender" | Antivirus Free 2020 Search vendor "Bitdefender" for product "Antivirus Free 2020" | < 1.0.16.152 Search vendor "Bitdefender" for product "Antivirus Free 2020" and version " < 1.0.16.152" | en |
Affected
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