CVE-2026-6851

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.15% (4th) EPSS

CVSS 7 · high

Is it mine?

8 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7

v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · cve-requests@bitdefender.com

v4.04mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59US

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Bitdefender Internet Security <27.0.58.315all versionscert_bundDE
Bitdefender Total Security <27.0.58.315all versionscert_bundDE
Bitdefender Internet Security< 27.0.58.315cert_bundDE
Bitdefender Total Security< 27.0.58.315cert_bundDE
Bitdefender Internet Security0 → 27.0.58.315enisa_euvdEU
Bitdefender Total Security0 → 27.0.58.315enisa_euvdEU
bitdefender internet security< 27.0.58.315nvdUScpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitdefender total security< 27.0.58.315nvdUScpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-2361Bitdefender Internet und Total Security: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Bitdefender Internet Security und Bitdefender Total Security ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-14modified 2026-08-12

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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