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CVE-2024-11128: bitdefender virus_scanner Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.4v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 13-01-2025Last modified 14-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-11128 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in bitdefender virus_scanner. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
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. 13-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the BitdefenderVirusScanner binary as used in Bitdefender Virus Scanner for MacOS may allow .dynamic library injection (DYLD injection) without being blocked by AppleMobileFileIntegrity (AMFI). This issue is caused by the absence of Hardened Runtime or Library Validation signing. This issue affects Bitdefender Virus Scanner versions before 3.18.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

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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