CVE-2019-17103 Get-task-allow entitlement via BDLDaemon on macOS
An attacker can elevate permissions to read protected directories on macOS due to incorrect default permissions in the BDLDaemon component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17103?
CVE-2019-17103 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender AV for Mac, 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 Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the BDLDaemon component of Bitdefender AV for Mac allows an attacker to elevate permissions to read protected directories. This issue affects: Bitdefender AV for Mac versions prior to 8.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17103?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17103?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17103 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17103 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender AV for Mac
- CVE-2007-5775 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2008-5409 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2025-7073 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security
- CVE-2023-6154 Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168)
- CVE-2020-8093 Code Injection into Bitdefender AV for Mac
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x35-4qmm-3qjg.