Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 2020 (VA-5895)
Priority LOW 29CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 bdserviceshost.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security 2020 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue does not affect: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 24.0.12.69.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th 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 | bdserviceshost.exe | up to 24.0.12.69 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- bdserviceshost.exe VendorBitdefender Affected up to 24.0.12.69 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 24.0.12.69 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.0.12.69 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17100
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-537w-q75m-vrj9
References
More Bitdefender Total Security 2020 vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-06523 Insufficient URL sanitization and validation in Safepay Browser (VA-8631) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06517 Bitdefender Total Security Link Resolution Denial-of-Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-17100 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17100 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-537w-q75m-vrj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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