CVE-2019-17100 Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 2020 (VA-5895)
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious DLLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17100?
CVE-2019-17100 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender bdserviceshost.exe, published on 27 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in bdserviceshost.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security 2020 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue does not affect: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 24.0.12.69.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17100?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Total Security 2020.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17100?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17100 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17100 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender bdserviceshost.exe
Sources
Also known as GHSA-537w-q75m-vrj9.