7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-4199
Bitdefender Crash Handling Critical Resource Privilege Escalation
Description

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the crash handling component BDReinit.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools for Windows allows a remote attacker to escalate local privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Internet Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 7.4.3.146.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2022, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 11, 2022, 6:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4199 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bitdefender antivirus_plus
2 Bitdefender internet_security
3 Bitdefender total_security
4 Bitdefender endpoint_security_tools
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4199.

URL Resource
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-permission-assignment-for-critical-resource-vulnerability-in-bdreinit-exe-va-10017/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-484/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4199 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-permission-assignment-for-critical-resource-vulnerability-in-bdreinit-exe-va-10017/ No Types Assigned https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-permission-assignment-for-critical-resource-vulnerability-in-bdreinit-exe-va-10017/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-484/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-484/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0.3.29 *cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.4.3.146 *cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0.3.29 *cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0.3.29
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the crash handling component BDReinit.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools for Windows allows a remote attacker to escalate local privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Internet Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 7.4.3.146. Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the crash handling component BDReinit.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools for Windows allows a remote attacker to escalate local privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Internet Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 7.4.3.146.
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-484/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.68 }} 0.06%

score

0.80223

percentile

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