# CVE-2020-8108: Insufficient client validation in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac (VA-8759)

> An unprivileged process can bypass authentication to restart the main service and inject code into a trusted process, requiring an upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wcxg-jm87-f9v5

## What is CVE-2020-8108?

CVE-2020-8108 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac, published on 3 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

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac allows an unprivileged process to restart the main service and potentially inject third-party code into a trusted process. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac versions prior to 4.12.80.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8108?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bitdefender Endpoint Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac

- [CVE-2024-2223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2223/): Incorrect Regular Expression in GravityZone Update Server (VA-11465) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-2224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2224/): Privilege Escalation via the GravityZone productManager UpdateServer.KitsManager API (VA-11466) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-8097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8097/): Improper authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools and Endpoint Security SDK (VA-8646) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-5317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5317/): Improper access restriction to critical folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8108 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac, published on 3 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bitdefender Endpoint Security 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-2020-8108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8108/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8108

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