Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus 2020

CVE-2020-8103

A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links 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 1.0.17.178.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% 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-2020-8103: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8103?
CVE-2020-8103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus 2020, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-8103?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8103 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.