CVE-2022-0357 Improper Quoting Path Issue in Bitdefender Total Security
An attacker can elevate privileges to SYSTEM via an unquoted search path vulnerability in the Vulnerability Scan component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0357?
CVE-2022-0357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, published on 24 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in the Vulnerability Scan component of Bitdefender Total Security, Bitdefender Internet Security, and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus allows an attacker to elevate 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.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0357?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-0357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-8107 Process Control vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- CVE-2021-4199 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017)
- CVE-2019-14242 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-6186 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2020-15732 Security feature bypass in Antivirus Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fh44-vj54-q7h7.