Vulnerability · Published Nov 11, 2025 · Assigned by Bitdefender

CVE-2025-5317Improper access restriction to critical folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Endpoint Security Tools for Mac from Bitdefender. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper access restriction to a folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (BEST) before 7.20.52.200087 allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the configured uninstall password protection. An unauthorized user with sudo privileges can manually remove the application directory (/Applications/Endpoint Security for Mac.app/) and the related directories within /Library/Bitdefender/AVP without needing the uninstall password.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bitdefender	Endpoint Security Tools for Mac	0 – before 7.20.52.200087

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-access-restriction-to-critical-folder-in-bitdefender-endpoint-security-tools-for-mac/