CVE-2020-8102
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Input Validation vulnerability in the Safepay browser component of Bitdefender Total Security 2020 allows an external, specially crafted web page to run remote commands inside the Safepay Utility process. This issue affects Bitdefender Total Security 2020 versions prior to 24.0.20.116.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceImproper input validation in Bitdefender Total Security 2020's Safepay browser component allows a malicious web page to inject and execute arbitrary commands within the Safepay Utility process, enabling remote code execution with the privileges of that process.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 24.0.20.116CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Bitdefender Total Security 2020 is installedOpen the Bitdefender interface and navigate to the Help/About section, or check Add/Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel for 'Bitdefender Total Security 2020'Affected if The product is not listed or a different version of Bitdefender is installed (not 2020)
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Check installed version numberIn the Bitdefender interface, go to Help > About and note the version number displayed (format is typically XX.X.XX.XXX)Affected if The version number is lower than 24.0.20.116 (for example, 23.x.x.x or earlier releases in the 2020 product line)
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Confirm Safepay component is presentLook for the Safepay feature in the Bitdefender interface - it is typically listed under Privacy > Safepay, or check if the Safepay browser shortcut exists on the systemAffected if Safepay is available or has been used on the system (the vulnerability only affects systems with this component)
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Verify the Safepay executable existsCheck for the Safepay process binary (typically named safepay.exe or similar) in the Bitdefender installation directory, commonly found in C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Affected if The Safepay executable is present on the system
You are affected if Bitdefender Total Security 2020 is installed with a version lower than 24.0.20.116 AND the Safepay browser component is present or has been used on your system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data24.0.20.116
Update Bitdefender Total Security to version 24.0.20.116 or later to obtain the vendor patch that addresses the input validation flaw in the Safepay browser component.
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