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CVE-2026-6851

An Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in the File Shredder module as used in Bitdefender Total Security and Internet Security on Windows allows a less-privileged local user to elevate rights by leveraging a race conditions via Symbolic Links. This issue affects Total Security: before 27.0.58.315; Internet Security: before 27.0.58.315.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:e60c8ec6858b58edaba0e63827471f2a1bf13cf338b651114f7b096fefe1d937
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

affected · 2 assertions

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Internet Security","vendor":"Bitdefender","versions":[{"lessThan":"27.0.58.315","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/affected/1

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Total Security","vendor":"Bitdefender","versions":[{"lessThan":"27.0.58.315","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Affected products and versions

2 source assertions
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Internet Security","vendor":"Bitdefender","versions":[{"lessThan":"27.0.58.315","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/affected/1
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Total Security","vendor":"Bitdefender","versions":[{"lessThan":"27.0.58.315","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HI…
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion
{"url":"https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-link-resolution-before-file-access-via-link-following-va-13681"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ed3687fdce0c2ba7ba35f3d7d5454647b0f649ba41ed232bd69c3b0b6930a4ad · sha256:2385a0e5de898560… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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