CVE-2020-8094

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.8

An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 35.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 15, 2025

Last Modified

February 7, 2025

References (1)

cve-requests@bitdefenderhttps://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-bitdefender-antivirus-free-2020-va-8422/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Data Freshness Timeline

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What is CVE-2020-8094?

CVE-2020-8094 is a high vulnerability published on January 15, 2025. An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe as used in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file.

When was CVE-2020-8094 disclosed?

CVE-2020-8094 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 15, 2025, with the most recent update on February 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-8094 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8094 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8094?

CVE-2020-8094 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-8094?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8094, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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