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CVE-2008-0396

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Exploit likelihood

8.53%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Record
CVE-2008-0396
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Record
CVE-2008-0396
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0406 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Record
EUVD-2008-0406
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fpx-8qhx-64c3 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender...

Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.

Record
GHSA-4fpx-8qhx-64c3
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBBitDefender Products - Update Server HTTP Daemon Directory Traversal2008-01-19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-0396 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Bitdefender Update Server, published January 23, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.53%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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