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CVE-2020-8099

Link Resolution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free (VA-8387)

Severity Score

6.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the improper handling of junctions 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.

Una vulnerabilidad en el manejo inapropiado de los enlaces en Bitdefender Antivirus Free, puede permitir a un usuario no privilegiado sustituir un archivo en cuarentena, y restaurarlo en una ubicación privilegiada. Este problema afecta: Bitdefender Antivirus Free versiones anteriores a la versión 1.0.17.

*Credits: Jimmy Bayne
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-04-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Bitdefender
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 Antivirus 2020
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 < 1.0.17
Search vendor "Bitdefender" for product "Antivirus 2020" and version " < 1.0.17"
free
Affected