Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet Security 12.0 (and earlier), and Antivirus Plus 12.0 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any Bitdefender process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.
Why it matters now
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
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.0 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.0 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.0 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.0 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.0 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.0 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6186
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2gv-rc8v-7gpc
References
More Bitdefender Antivirus Plus vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-06435 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06526 Process Control vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-05659 Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-00282 Improper Quoting Path Issue in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-03065 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-12398 Improper certificate validation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6186 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6186 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2gv-rc8v-7gpc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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