Critical severity · published Oct 24, 2018
CVE-2018-8955
The installer for BitDefender GravityZone relies on an encoded string in a filename to determine the URL for installation metadata, which allows remote attackers to execute…
9.8
CVSS
4.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The installer for BitDefender GravityZone relies on an encoded string in a filename to determine the URL for installation metadata, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by changing the filename while leaving the file's digital signature unchanged.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.3% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
Gravityzone · Bitdefender
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8955
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8955
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149900/Bitdefender-GravityZone-Installer-Signature-Bypass-Code-Execution.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/44
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041940
Exploit
https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2018-8955-bitdefender-gravityzone-arbitrary-code-execution/
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