Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 (VA-8422)
Priority LOW 39CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Antivirus Free 2020 (Bitdefender): 1.0.16.152
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitdefender | Antivirus Free 2020 | before 1.0.16.152 | 1.0.16.152 | Patch available | CNA |
- Antivirus Free 2020 VendorBitdefender Affected before 1.0.16.152 Fixed in 1.0.16.152 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_2020:*:*:*:*:free:*:*:* | before 1.0.16.152 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_2020:*:*:*:*:free:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.16.152 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Antivirus Free 2020 (Bitdefender) Fixed in 1.0.16.152
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6f7-5v79-v5cg
References
More Bitdefender Antivirus 2020 vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11405 An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in the ServiceInstance.dll library versions… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06524 Link Resolution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free (VA-8604) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-06520 Link Resolution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Free (VA-8387) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-8094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w6f7-5v79-v5cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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