CVE-2020-8108 (GCVE-0-2020-8108)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-03 11:55 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:43
VLAI
Title
Insufficient client validation in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac (VA-8759)
Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac allows an unprivileged process to restart the main service and potentially inject third-party code into a trusted process. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac versions prior to 4.12.80.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
Bitdefender CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 3 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac Affected: unspecified , < 4.12.80 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-08-03 00:00
Credits
Ricardo Ungureanu
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