8.6

CVE-2023-6057: bitdefender total_security Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 8.6v4.0HighModified
Published 18-10-2024Last modified 21-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6057 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in bitdefender total_security. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality that results in the improper trust of certificates issued using the DSA signature algorithm. The product does not properly check the certificate chain, allowing an attacker to establish MITM SSL connections to arbitrary sites using a DSA-signed certificate.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Bitdefender1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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