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CVE-2025-5317: bitdefender endpoint_security Missing Authorization

CVSS: 6.8v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 11-11-2025Last modified 12-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-5317 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in bitdefender endpoint_security. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.11%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper access restriction to a folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (BEST) before 7.20.52.200087 allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the configured uninstall password protection. An unauthorized user with sudo privileges can manually remove the application directory (/Applications/Endpoint Security for Mac.app/) and the related directories within /Library/Bitdefender/AVP without needing the uninstall password.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.10% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.11%

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

Bitdefender2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links