Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in BitDefender 8 allows local users to prevent…
Priority LOW 7Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in BitDefender 8 allows local users to prevent BitDefender from starting by creating a malicious C:\program.exe, possibly due to the lack of quoting of the full pathname when executing a process.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8w4-jr59-9qjp
References
More Softwin Bitdefender Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06371 Integer overflow in the packed PE file parsing implementation in BitDefender products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-03037 Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of BitDefender Antivirus allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-1286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8w4-jr59-9qjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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