CVE-2020-8092

Privilege escalation in Bitdefender AV for Mac

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in BDLDaemon as used in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac allows a local attacker to obtain authentication tokens for requests submitted to the Bitdefender Cloud. This issue affects: Bitdefender Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac versions prior to 8.0.0.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The vulnerability has been fixed in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac version 8.0.0. An automatic update mitigates the issue.

Categories

1.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: Bitdefender Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-in-bitdefender-av-for-mac-va-3499/ broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8092?
CVE-2020-8092 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8092?
To fix CVE-2020-8092: The vulnerability has been fixed in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac version 8.0.0. An automatic update mitigates the issue.
Is CVE-2020-8092 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-8092 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-2020-8092?
CVE-2020-8092 affects Bitdefender Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac.
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