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CVE-2025-7073

Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security

Published: Dec 10, 2025Updated: May 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 27.0.47.241 allows low-privileged attackers to elevate privileges. The issue arises from bdservicehost.exe deleting files from a user-writable directory (C:\ProgramData\Atc\Feedback) without proper symbolic link validation, enabling arbitrary file deletion. This issue is chained with a file copy operation during network events and a filter driver bypass via DLL injection to achieve arbitrary file copy and code execution as elevated user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

antivirusbitdefenderSecurity Products
antivirus plusbitdefenderSecurity Products
endpoint security toolsbitdefenderSecurity Products
internet securitybitdefenderSecurity Products
total securitybitdefenderSecurity Products
bitdefendercommercialROSecurity Products
and 3 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/local-privilege-escalation-via-arbitrary-file-operation-in-bitdefender-atc-va-12590
bitdefender.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2025
Last Updated
May 18, 2026

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