Double free in Zero Day Initiative Bitdefender Total Security
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Total Security 21.0.24.62. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within processing of the 0x8000E038 IOCTL in the bdfwfpf driver. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4776.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Day Initiative | Bitdefender Total Security | 21.0.24.62 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bitdefender Total Security VendorZero Day Initiative Affected 21.0.24.62 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:21.0.24.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.0.24.62 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:21.0.24.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.24.62 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10950
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwq3-8g6q-rq5g
References
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- TI-2023-05578 Insecure Trust of DSA-Signed Certificates in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11166) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-10950 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10950 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwq3-8g6q-rq5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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