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TI-2020-06515 Aliases CVE-2020-8093GHSA-wvwr-6g8q-qj6c

Code Injection into Bitdefender AV for Mac

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A vulnerability in the AntivirusforMac binary as used in Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac allows an attacker to inject a library using DYLD environment variable to cause third-party code execution

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00415 36th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BitdefenderBitdefender Antivirus for Macbefore 8.0.08.0.0Patch availableCNA
  • Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac VendorBitdefender Affected before 8.0.0 Fixed in 8.0.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.0.0VulnerableBitdefender
  • 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-2020-06514 Privilege escalation in Bitdefender AV for MacPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8093
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvwr-6g8q-qj6c

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2020-06514 Privilege escalation in Bitdefender AV for Mac CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-12759 Get-task-allow entitlement via BDLDaemon on macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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