CVE-2021-4199 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017)
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via incorrect permissions in the crash handling component of Bitdefender security products.
- 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-2021-4199?
CVE-2021-4199 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, published on 7 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4199?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-4199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf8q-j2fm-jxc8.