CVE-2023-6056
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 · uneditedA 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.
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 confidenceBitdefender Total Security's HTTPS scanning functionality improperly trusts certificates signed with the RIPEMD-160 hashing algorithm without proper validation, enabling an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and intercept SSL connections to arbitrary websites.
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< 27.0.25.115CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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Check Bitdefender Total Security versionOpen Bitdefender main interface, navigate to Settings > About, or right-click the system tray icon and select 'About'. The version number is displayed in the version info window.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 27.0.25.115 (e.g., 27.0.x.y where x < 25, or any earlier major version).
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Verify HTTPS scanning is enabledIn Bitdefender Total Security, go to Protection > Web Protection > Settings, or navigate to Settings > Advanced and look for 'HTTPS scanning' or 'Scan SSL' options.Affected if HTTPS scanning is turned ON (this feature relies on the vulnerable certificate validation logic).
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Confirm product is Bitdefender Total SecurityCheck the product name in the main interface header or in Settings > About. This CVE specifically affects Total Security, not other Bitdefender products.Affected if The product is Bitdefender Total Security (not GravityZone, Endpoint Security, or other product lines).
You are affected if you are running Bitdefender Total Security version 27.0.25.114 or lower AND have HTTPS scanning enabled.
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.
dbcve · scoped27.0.25.115
Apply the vendor patch from Bitdefender when available, and avoid untrusted networks until the update is installed.
Total Security version 27.0.25.115
- Check current Bitdefender Total Security version via Help > About in the application interface
- Initiate update through the product's built-in update feature (usually available in the Dashboard or Settings > Update)
- Alternatively, download the latest installer from the official Bitdefender website at www.bitdefender.com and run the installer to update the product
- Restart the system if prompted after the update completes
- Verify the installed version is 27.0.25.115 or higher via Help > About
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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