CVE-2017-6186 describes a code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, and Antivirus Plus versions 12.0 and earlier. A local attacker can bypass the self-protection mechanism by temporarily renaming registry keys, allowing the injection of arbitrary code and full control over Bitdefender processes through a "DoubleAgent" attack. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.