CVE-2020-8097 Improper authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools and Endpoint Security SDK (VA-8646)
Unprivileged local attackers can bypass authentication to escalate privileges or tamper with security settings in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools.
- 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-2020-8097?
CVE-2020-8097 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoinit Security Tools for Windows, published on 30 Aug 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 improper authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows and Bitdefender Endpoint Security SDK allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges or tamper with the product's security settings. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 6.6.18.261. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 6.6.18.261. Bitdefender Endpoint Security SDK versions prior to 6.6.18.261.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8097?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Bitdefender Endpoint Security, Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-8097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Endpoinit Security Tools for Windows
- CVE-2020-8108 Insufficient client validation in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac (VA-8759)
- CVE-2024-2223 Incorrect Regular Expression in GravityZone Update Server (VA-11465)
- CVE-2024-2224 Privilege Escalation via the GravityZone productManager UpdateServer.KitsManager API (VA-11466)
- CVE-2025-5317 Improper access restriction to critical folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjj8-487v-3m8m.