CVE-2020-15297
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender...
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.20.294 allows an unprivileged attacker to bypass the in-place mitigations and interact with hosts on the network. This issue affects: Bitdefender Update Server versions prior to 6.6.20.294.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.20.294 allows an unprivileged attacker to bypass the in-place mitigations and interact with hosts on the network. This issue affects: Bitdefender Update Server versions prior to 6.6.20.294.
- Record
CVE-2020-15297- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7294
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.20.294 allows an unprivileged attacker to bypass the in-place mitigations and interact with hosts on the network. This issue affects: Bitdefender Update Server versions prior to 6.6.20.294.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7294- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhwp-8mhp-w9rv No score
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender...
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.20.294 allows an unprivileged attacker to bypass the in-place mitigations and interact with hosts on the network. This issue affects: Bitdefender Update Server versions prior to 6.6.20.294.
- Record
GHSA-hhwp-8mhp-w9rv- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insufficient validation in the Bitdefender Update Server and BEST Relay components of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.20.294 allows an unprivileged attacker to bypass the in-place mitigations and interact with hosts on the network. This issue affects: Bitdefender Update Server versions prior to 6.6.20.294.
- Record
CVE-2020-15297- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- 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-2020-15297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Bitdefender Update Server, published November 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.