Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2025 · Assigned by Bitdefender
CVE-2020-8094Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 (VA-8422)
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Antivirus Free 2020 from Bitdefender. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitdefender | Antivirus Free 2020 | 0 – before 1.0.16.152 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H