What is CVE-2020-8099?

CVE-2020-8099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-8099?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free

CVE-2020-8099

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 ve…

EPSS: 0.001 (26.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Bitdefender Antivirus Free — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escal… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8099?: CVE-2020-8099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-8099?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.