Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe (VA-3500)
Priority LOW 35CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00652 51st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitdefender | EPSecurityService.exe | up to 6.6.11.162 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EPSecurityService.exe VendorBitdefender Affected up to 6.6.11.162 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.6.11.163 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.6.11.163 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17099
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g5g-jj2r-p5fv
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02507 Improper access control in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Linux CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-06435 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-02525 Privilege escalation via SeImpersonatePrivilege CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02505 Insufficient validation on regular expression in EPPUpdateService config file (VA-9825) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00592 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Bitdefender Update Server (VA-10144) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-03065 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-17099 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17099 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g5g-jj2r-p5fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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