Vulnerability CVE-2021-3576

Vulnerability CVE-2021-3576

Published: 2021-10-28

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.

Type:

CWE-269

(Improper Privilege Management)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score	Impact Subscore	Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10	6.4/10	3.9/10

Exploit range	Attack complexity	Authentication
Local	Low	No required
Confidentiality impact	Integrity impact	Availability impact
Partial	Partial	Partial

Affected software
Bitdefender -> Endpoint security tools
Bitdefender -> Total security

References:

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-via-seimpersonateprivilege-in-bitdefender-endpoint-security-tools-va-9848/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1276/

Vulnerability CVE-2021-3576

CWE-269

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

4.6/10

6.4/10

3.9/10

Local

Low

No required

Partial

Partial

Partial

Affected software

References: