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CVE-2024-13870

Unauthenticated Firmware Downgrade in Bitdefender Box v1

Published: Mar 12, 2025Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-1328
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-1328

Affected Products

BOX v1BitdefenderSecurity Products
box firmwarebitdefenderSecurity Products
bitdefendercommercialROSecurity Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/unauthenticated-firmware-downgrade-in-bitdefender-box-v1
bitdefender.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 12, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 30, 2025

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