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CVE-2019-15295

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the ServiceInstance.dll library versions 1.0.15.119 and lower, as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 versions prior to 1.0.15.138, allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path.

Affected products

• Bitdefender Antivirus Free: before 1.0.15.138 — fixed in 1.0.15.138

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bitdefender Antivirus Free 1.0.15.138. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://safebreach.com/Post/BitDefender-Antivirus-Free-2020-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM
• https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-serviceinstance-dll-bitdefender-antivirus-free-2020/
• https://safebreach.com/Post/BitDefender-Antivirus-Free-2020-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM
• https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-serviceinstance-dll-bitdefender-antivirus-free-2020/

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