Privilege escalation in Bitdefender Virus Scanner

CVE-2024-11128

A vulnerability in the BitdefenderVirusScanner binary as used in Bitdefender Virus Scanner for MacOS may allow .dynamic library injection (DYLD injection) without being blocked by AppleMobileFileIntegrity (AMFI). This issue is caused by the absence of Hardened Runtime or Library Validation signing. This issue affects Bitdefender Virus Scanner versions before 3.18.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.1% 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-2024-11128: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11128?
CVE-2024-11128 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Virus Scanner, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-11128?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.