CVE-2023-6154 Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168)
A configuration flaw in Bitdefender security products allows local attackers to load malicious libraries, leading to privilege escalation and code execution.
- 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-2023-6154?
CVE-2023-6154 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free, published on 1 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A configuration setting issue in seccenter.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Antivirus Free allows an attacker to change the product's expected behavior and potentially load a third-party library upon execution. This issue affects Total Security: 27.0.25.114; Internet Security: 27.0.25.114; Antivirus Plus: 27.0.25.114; Antivirus Free: 27.0.25.114.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6154?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6154?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Antivirus Free
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5jv-pxjq-575r.