CVE-2019-14242: bitdefender antivirus_plus Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14242 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in bitdefender antivirus_plus. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 30-07-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Bitdefender products for Windows (Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tool versions prior to 6.6.8.115; and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, and Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 23.0.24.120) that can lead to local code injection. A local attacker with administrator privileges can create a malicious DLL file in %SystemRoot%\System32\ that will be executed with local user privileges.

• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementThe product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.