CVE-2019-20000

Published: Dec 26, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The malware scan function in BullGuard Premium Protection 20.0.371.8 has a TOCTOU issue that enables a symbolic link attack, allowing privileged files to be deleted.

Affected (1)

Products: Bullguard: Premium Protection

Bullguard

1 product

Premium Protection

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Bullguard Premium Protection	Version 20.0.371.8

Related CWEs

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (2)

https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/BullGuard/Privileged%20File%20Delete/v20.0.371.8/README.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/BullGuard/Privileged%20File%20Delete/v20.0.371.8/README.md

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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