CVE-2020-15731

Local Privilege Escalation in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8953)

Description

An improper Input Validation vulnerability in the code handling file renaming and recovery in Bitdefender Engines allows an attacker to write an arbitrary file in a location hardcoded in a specially-crafted malicious file name. This issue affects: Bitdefender Engines versions prior to 7.85448.

Remediation

Solution:

  • An automatic update to Bitdefender Engines version 7.85448 fixes the issue.

Category

3.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory bitdefender.com
Affected: Bitdefender Bitdefender Engines
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/local-privilege-escalation-in-bitdefender-engines-va-8953 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15731?
CVE-2020-15731 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15731?
To fix CVE-2020-15731: An automatic update to Bitdefender Engines version 7.85448 fixes the issue.
Is CVE-2020-15731 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15731 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-15731?
CVE-2020-15731 affects Bitdefender Bitdefender Engines.
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