CVE-2022-3369 Improper handling of registry symbolic links in Bitdefender Engines
Attackers can delete privileged registry keys via symlink abuse in Bitdefender Engines, enabling privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3369?
CVE-2022-3369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitdefender Engines, published on 1 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the bdservicehost.exe component, as used in Bitdefender Engines for Windows, allows an attacker to delete privileged registry keys by pointing a Registry symlink to a privileged key. This issue affects: Bitdefender Engines versions prior to 7.92659. It also affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security, as well as Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows with engine versions prior to 7.92659.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3369?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Engines.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitdefender Engines
- CVE-2020-8100 Incomplete validation in detection code in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8589)
- CVE-2023-3633 Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Issue in CEVA Engine
- CVE-2020-8110 Bitdefender ceva_emu.cvd module denial-of-service (VA-8766)
- CVE-2020-8109 Bitdefender ace.xmd parser out-of-bounds write (VA-8772)
- CVE-2020-15731 Local Privilege Escalation in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8953)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjr5-h3w4-973v.