title: Privilege escalation in Bitdefender AV for Mac
description: A privilege escalation vulnerability in BDLDaemon as used in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac allows a local attacker to obtain authentication tokens for requests submitted to the Bitdefender Cloud. This issue affects: Bitdefender Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac versions prior to 8.0.0.
problem types: CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
affected:
{
product: Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
vendor: Bitdefender
versions:
lessThan: 8.0.0, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: PHYSICAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 1.6
baseSeverity: LOW
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
solutions: The vulnerability has been fixed in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac version 8.0.0. An automatic update mitigates the issue.