CVE-2020-8099

6.2 mediumEPSS 0.4%

A vulnerability in the improper handling of junctions in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects: Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.2 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-59
Published: 2020-04-21
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

bitdefender:antivirus_2020

References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8387/
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8387/

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