CVE-2025-5317: An improper access restriction to a folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (BEST) before 7.20.52.200087…
CVE-2025-5317 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2025-11-11
An improper access restriction to a folder in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Mac (BEST) before 7.20.52.200087 allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the configured uninstall password protection. An unauthorized user with sudo privileges can manually remove the application directory (/Applications/Endpoint Security for Mac.app/) and the related directories within /Library/Bitdefender/AVP without needing the uninstall password.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-5317 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-5317?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 11 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Bitdefender Endpoint Security. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-5317?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-5317?
Check whether you run Bitdefender Endpoint Security. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.