Low severity · published May 18, 2021
CVE-2020-15279
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the logging component of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 6.6.23.320 allows a regular user to learn…
3.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the logging component of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 6.6.23.320 allows a regular user to learn the scanning exclusion paths. This issue was discovered during external security research.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Endpoint Security Tools · Bitdefender
before 6.6.23.320 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15279
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15279
Vendor Advisory
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/scanning-exclusion-paths-disclosure-in-best-for-windows-va-9380
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