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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-6186 · published 21 March 2017

CVE-2017-6186: Bitdefender antivirus plus code injection vulnerability

Bitdefender · Antivirus Plus

Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet Security 12.0 (and earlier), and Antivirus Plus 12.0 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any Bitdefender process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.

6.7 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.75% · top 46.8% CWE-94 · Code injection
6.7CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.75%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet Security 12.0 (and earlier), and Antivirus Plus 12.0 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any Bitdefender process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus/ Third Party Advisory
http://cybellum.com/doubleagentzero-day-code-injection-and-persistence-technique/ Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97024 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus/ Third Party Advisory
http://cybellum.com/doubleagentzero-day-code-injection-and-persistence-technique/ Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97024 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-6186), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.