CVE-2025-5317mediumCWE-862

CVE-2025-5317: medium-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac

Improper access restriction to critical folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac

Published 11 Nov 2025 · Updated 12 Nov 2025

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13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 6.8epss 0.1%

An improper access restriction to a folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (BEST) before 7.20.52.200087 allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the configured uninstall password protection. An unauthorized user with sudo privileges can manually remove the application directory (/Applications/Endpoint Security for Mac.app/) and the related directories within /Library/Bitdefender/AVP without needing the uninstall password.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Bitdefender · Endpoint Security Tools for Mac

References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-access-restriction-to-critical-folder-in-bitdefender-endpoint-security-tools-for-mac/