Privilege escalation in Bitdefender AV for Mac
Priority LOW 24CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-269.
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in BDLDaemon as used in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac allows a local attacker to obtain authentication tokens for requests submitted to the Bitdefender Cloud. This issue affects: Bitdefender Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac versions prior to 8.0.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac (Bitdefender): 8.0.0
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 | Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac | before 8.0.0 | 8.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac VendorBitdefender Affected before 8.0.0 Fixed in 8.0.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac (Bitdefender) Fixed in 8.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 8.0.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-06515 Code Injection into Bitdefender AV for MacPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8092
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83qf-gg25-9h54
References
More Bitdefender Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05541 Unspecified vulnerability in BitDefender allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-05149 Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2025-06435 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05659 Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06515 Code Injection into Bitdefender AV for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-12759 Get-task-allow entitlement via BDLDaemon on macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-8092 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8092 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83qf-gg25-9h54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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