CVE-2021-3423 Privilege escalation in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security
An attacker can load a malicious DLL to elevate privileges in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security due to an uncontrolled search path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-3423?
CVE-2021-3423 is a high-severity vulnerability in BItdefender GravityZone Business Security, published on 18 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the openssl component as used in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security allows an attacker to load a third party DLL to elevate privileges. This issue affects Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security versions prior to 6.6.23.329.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Gravityzone Business Security.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-3423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2837-v5j7-qwmh.