CVE-2020-8099

HIGH

Bitdefender Antivirus Free <1.0.17 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8387/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 33.3%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (1)

bitdefender/antivirus_2020 < 1.0.17

Published Apr 21, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026