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CVE-2020-8096 (GCVE-0-2020-8096)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-07 08:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:42
VLAI
Title
Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in High-Level Antimalware SDK
Summary
Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Bitdefender High-Level Antimalware SDK for Windows allows an attacker to load third party code from a DLL library in the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender High-Level Antimalware SDK for Windows versions prior to 3.0.1.204 .
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Bitdefender High-Level Antimalware SDK for Windows Affected: unspecified , < 3.0.1.204 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-02-17 00:00
Credits
Ander Martinez Sola
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