Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus 2020

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 versions prior to 1.0.17.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-8099: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8099?
CVE-2020-8099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus 2020, 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.