Disabling Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools permissions beyond Full Disk Access in macOS 13 Ventura
This article describes how to troubleshoot permissions that Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools has received in addition to Full Disk Access.
Issue
After upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, users may notice that the BDLDaemon process of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools has received permissions to Screen Recording, Input Monitoring and other settings in Privacy & Security section on your Mac. This happens due to a known issue with this operating system version from Apple.
Solution
By design, BEST requires only Full Disk Access permission to ensure full protection on the system. Any other rights granted by the operating system are unnecessary. Therefore, we recommend disabling the permissions mentioned above.
To disable these permissions, click the on/off toggle next to BDLDaemon for each affected setting, except Full Disk Access.
Important
Starting with version 7.16.42.200020, the agent no longer requires Full Disk Access for the EndpointSecurityforMac process.
For the BEST issue with Full Disk Access in macOS Ventura, refer to After upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, Endpoint Security for Mac informs you Full Disk Access is not allowed.