title: Link Resolution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free (VA-8604)
description: A vulnerability in the improper handling of symbolic links in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.178.
problem types: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: Bitdefender Antivirus Free
vendor: Bitdefender
versions:
lessThan: 1.0.17.178, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: PHYSICAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: An automatic update to Bitdefender Antivirus Free version 1.0.17.178 or newer fixes the issue.