# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvwr-6g8q-qj6c

## 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

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5775/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2008-5409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5409/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-7073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7073/): Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6154/): Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-17103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17103/): Get-task-allow entitlement via BDLDaemon on macOS (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8093

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8093/
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