CVE-2020-15731 json
Local Privilege Escalation in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8953)
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-7716
- cvss
- 3.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Bitdefender Bitdefender Engines 7.85448
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0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Bitdefender Bitdefender Engines
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15731
- NVD CVE-2020-15731
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