CVE-2020-8093 Code Injection into Bitdefender AV for Mac
Attackers can inject libraries via DYLD environment variables to execute arbitrary code on systems running Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8093?
CVE-2020-8093 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac, published on 29 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the AntivirusforMac binary as used in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac allows an attacker to inject a library using DYLD environment variable to cause third-party code execution
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-8093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Antivirus 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-2019-17103 Get-task-allow entitlement via BDLDaemon on macOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvwr-6g8q-qj6c.