# CVE-2024-13870: Unauthenticated Firmware Downgrade in Bitdefender Box v1

> An unauthenticated attacker within WiFi range can downgrade firmware in Recovery Mode, bypassing security controls to install older versions.

- **Severity:** Low 1.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/AU:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wpx-wqvh-rxw6

## What is CVE-2024-13870?

CVE-2024-13870 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender BOX v1, published on 12 Mar 2025. 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 access control vulnerability exists in Bitdefender Box 1 (firmware version 1.3.52.928 and below) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to downgrade the device's firmware to an older, potentially vulnerable version of a Bitdefender-signed firmware. The attack requires Bitdefender BOX to be booted in Recovery Mode and that the attacker be present within the WiFi range of the BOX unit.

Weakness: CWE-1328 (Security Version Number Mutable to Older Versions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bitdefender Box Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender BOX v1

- [CVE-2024-13871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13871/): Unauthenticated Command Injection in Bitdefender BOX v1 (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-13872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13872/): Bitdefender Box Insecure Update Mechanism Vulnerability in libboxhermes.so (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2019-12612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12612/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-12611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12611/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13870 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender BOX v1, published on 12 Mar 2025. 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-2024-13870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bitdefender BOX v1. 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-2024-13870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.