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AntivirusApplication · Bitdefender

CVE-2023-6154

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
A configuration setting issue in seccenter.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Antivirus Free allows an attacker to change the product's expected behavior and potentially load a third-party library upon execution. This issue affects Total Security: 27.0.25.114; Internet Security: 27.0.25.114; Antivirus Plus: 27.0.25.114; Antivirus Free: 27.0.25.114.

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 confidence

A configuration setting in seccenter.exe allows attackers to modify the product's expected behavior and load arbitrary third-party libraries during execution. This represents a DLL hijacking/planting vulnerability in Bitdefender's security products that could enable code execution with the privileges of the affected component.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patch from Bitdefender to update to a fixed version. Until patched, restrict filesystem and registry access to prevent manipulation of the configuration and library loading paths.

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
AntivirusApplication
Affected:= 27.0.25.114
Antivirus PlusApplication
Affected:= 27.0.25.114
Internet SecurityApplication
Affected:= 27.0.25.114
Total SecurityApplication
Affected:= 27.0.25.114

CVSS 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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Bitdefender product
    Open Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check Add/Remove Programs to see if any of these are installed: Bitdefender Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, or Bitdefender Total Security
    Affected if Any of the four affected Bitdefender products are installed on the system
  2. Locate seccenter.exe
    Search for the file seccenter.exe in typical Bitdefender installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\, or use the command: dir /s C:\seccenter.exe
    Affected if The file seccenter.exe exists on the system, indicating the vulnerable component is present
  3. Check seccenter.exe version
    Right-click seccenter.exe, select Properties, then view the Details tab to see the File Version, or run: powershell (Get-Item 'C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe').VersionInfo.FileVersion (adjust path as needed)
    Affected if The version reported is exactly 27.0.25.114, matching the affected version in the CVE
  4. Inspect library loading configuration
    Examine Bitdefender configuration files or registry keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bitdefender or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bitdefender for settings related to loading external or third-party libraries, plugin paths, or module loading behavior
    Affected if A configuration setting exists that permits arbitrary third-party library loading paths that can be modified by an attacker

The system is affected if any of the four Bitdefender products is installed with seccenter.exe at version 27.0.25.114 and a configurable library loading path setting is present and modifiable.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patch from Bitdefender to update to a fixed version. Until patched, restrict filesystem and registry access to prevent manipulation of the configuration and library loading paths.

Fix this in Antivirus Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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