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[NEW] [medium] Bitdefender Internet and Total Security: Vulnerability allows privilege escalation

mediumCVE-2026-6851
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Bitdefender Internet Security and Bitdefender Total Security to escalate privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Bitdefenderproduct: Internet Security and Total SecurityPrivilege escalation
What
A vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges.
Who is affected
Users of Bitdefender Internet Security and Total Security are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is medium priority as it may lead to unauthorized access.
Action
Update to the latest version of Bitdefender products.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
medium
Published
2026-07-24
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language
Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2361

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-6851coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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