An issue was discovered in Bitdefender products for Windows (Bitdefender Endpoint…
Priority LOW 30CWE-427Published · Updated
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-427.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Bitdefender products for Windows (Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tool versions prior to 6.6.8.115; and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, and Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 23.0.24.120) that can lead to local code injection. A local attacker with administrator privileges can create a malicious DLL file in %SystemRoot%\System32\ that will be executed with local user privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00575 47th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 23.0.24.120 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.6.8.115 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 23.0.24.120 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 23.0.24.120 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.0.24.120 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.6.8.115 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.0.24.120 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.0.24.120 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35hx-486g-2hpc
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-2019-14242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35hx-486g-2hpc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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