CVE-2020-8107

Settings tampering via crafted DLL processing

Published Feb 18, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Process control in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Total Security before 24.0.26.136 allows local users to alter settings. ProductAgentUI.exe processes a specially crafted DLL file, but Bitdefender has not published the unsafe loading or validation operation. Low-privileged local access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation can alter security settings and affect system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Process control in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Total Security before 24.0.26.136 allows local users to alter settings. ProductAgentUI.exe processes a specially crafted DLL file, but Bitdefender has not published the unsafe loading or validation operation. Low-privileged local access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation can alter security settings and affect system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8107
Published
Feb 18, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Bitdefender
Product
Bitdefender Total Security
Classifications
CWE-114, T1574.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <24.0.26.136

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Bitdefender · Bitdefender Total Securityversion=unspecified <24.0.26.136
Bitdefender · Bitdefender Internet Securityversion=unspecified <24.0.26.136
Bitdefender · Bitdefender Antivirus Plusversion=unspecified <24.0.26.136

Published CVSS scores

4.4NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2BitdefenderCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-114Process Control
T1574.002DLL Side-Loading

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