CVE-2020-8108
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 Authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac allows an unprivileged process to restart the main service and potentially inject third-party code into a trusted process. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac versions prior to 4.12.80.
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 confidenceThis is an improper authentication vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac where an unprivileged (non-admin) local process can restart the main Bitdefender service. This authorization bypass could allow a malicious actor to inject third-party code into the trusted Bitdefender service process, effectively achieving code execution within a privileged security product context.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 4.12.80CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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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Confirm Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac is installedLocate the Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac application on the system using standard macOS application discovery methods (e.g., /Applications folder, Spotlight, or system profiler)Affected if The product is present on the system
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Identify the installed version numberRight-click the Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac application, select Get Info, or use the command line to query the application bundle for its version informationAffected if Unable to determine version - cannot complete assessment
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the identified version to the affected range: any version lower than 4.12.80 is vulnerableAffected if Installed version is lower than 4.12.80 (e.g., 4.12.79, 4.12.78, 4.10.x, etc.)
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Verify the Bitdefender service is runningCheck system processes to confirm the main Bitdefender service (daemon or agent process) is actively running on the MacAffected if Service is running and version is below 4.12.80 - the environment is vulnerable to the authorization bypass
The environment is affected if Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac is installed with a version number lower than 4.12.80 and the Bitdefender service is active on the 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 data4.12.80
Upgrade Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac to version 4.12.80 or later to obtain the patch that adds proper authentication checks before allowing service restarts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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