The malware scan function in BullGuard Premium Protection 20.0.371.8 has a TOCTOU issue…
Priority LOW 27CWE-367Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The malware scan function in BullGuard Premium Protection 20.0.371.8 has a TOCTOU issue that enables a symbolic link attack, allowing privileged files to be deleted.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00561 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9238-pwgr-pmp5
References
More Bullguard Premium Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-07832 bdagent.sys in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection, and Online… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2019-20000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9238-pwgr-pmp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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