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CVE-2020-8094: Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 (VA-8422)
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-426
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file.
Affected products
- Bitdefender Antivirus Free: before 1.0.16.152 — fixed in 1.0.16.152
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Bitdefender Antivirus Free 1.0.16.152. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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