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TI-2023-05577 Aliases CVE-2023-6056GHSA-7wg4-cjhf-qgvp

Insecure Trust of Self-Signed Certificates in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11164)

Priority LOW 39CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality that results in the improper trust of self-signed certificates. The product is found to trust certificates signed with the RIPEMD-160 hashing algorithm without proper validation, allowing an attacker to establish MITM SSL connections to arbitrary sites.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00214 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Total Security (BItdefender): 27.0.25.115

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BitdefenderTotal Securitybefore 27.0.25.11527.0.25.115Patch availableCNA
  • Total Security VendorBitdefender Affected before 27.0.25.115 Fixed in 27.0.25.115 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0.25.115VulnerableBitdefender
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0.25.115 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Total Security (BItdefender) Fixed in 27.0.25.115

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Bitdefender Total Security 27.0.25.115

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-27068 Insecure Trust of certificates using collision hash functions in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11239)Priority LOW 39
    • TI-2023-05579 HTTPS Certificate Validation Issue in Bitdefender Safepay (VA-11167)Priority LOW 39
    • TI-2023-05578 Insecure Trust of DSA-Signed Certificates in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11166)Priority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6056
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wg4-cjhf-qgvp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-05541 Unspecified vulnerability in BitDefender allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-06435 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-27071 Insecure Trust of Basic Constraints certificate in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11210) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2023-27068 Insecure Trust of certificates using collision hash functions in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11239) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2023-05579 HTTPS Certificate Validation Issue in Bitdefender Safepay (VA-11167) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2023-05578 Insecure Trust of DSA-Signed Certificates in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS Scanning (VA-11166) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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