Bitdefender BOX v2 bootstrap update_setup command execution vulnerability (VA-2226)

published 2020-01-27 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7568

cvss: 8.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

An exploitable command execution vulnerability exists in the recovery partition of Bitdefender BOX 2, version 2.0.1.91. The API method `/api/update_setup` does not perform firmware signature checks atomically, leading to an exploitable race condition (TOCTTOU) that allows arbitrary execution of system commands. This issue affects: Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2 versions prior to 2.1.47.36.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2 2.1.47.36

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Exploit prediction

1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-413 Improper Resource Locking
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

bitdefender.com /support/security-advisories/bitdefender-box-v2-bootstrap-update_setup-command-execution-vulnerability-va-2226
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-17102
NVD CVE-2019-17102

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