CVE-2019-17099
Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe (VA-3500)
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe (VA-3500)
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
- Record
CVE-2019-17099- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7565
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7565- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g5g-jj2r-p5fv No score
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint...
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
- Record
GHSA-6g5g-jj2r-p5fv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.
- Record
CVE-2019-17099- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17099 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools, published January 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.