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Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2021 · Assigned by Bitdefender

CVE-2021-3576Privilege escalation via SeImpersonatePrivilege

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Endpoint Security Tools from Bitdefender. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools, Total Security allows a local attacker to elevate to 'NT AUTHORITY\System. Impersonation enables the server thread to perform actions on behalf of the client but within the limits of the client's security context. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 7.2.1.65. Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 25.0.26.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools unspecified – before 7.2.1.65
Bitdefender Total Security unspecified – before 25.0.26

Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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