Medium severity · published Mar 12, 2025
CVE-2024-13870
An improper access control vulnerability exists in Bitdefender Box 1 (firmware version 1.3.52.928 and below) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to downgrade the device's…
5.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper access control vulnerability exists in Bitdefender Box 1 (firmware version 1.3.52.928 and below) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to downgrade the device's firmware to an older, potentially vulnerable version of a Bitdefender-signed firmware. The attack requires Bitdefender BOX to be booted in Recovery Mode and that the attacker be present within the WiFi range of the BOX unit.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BF
Box Firmware · Bitdefender
through 1.3.52.928 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13870
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13870
Vendor Advisory
https://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/unauthenticated-firmware-downgrade-in-bitdefender-box-v1
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