Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Endpoint Security Tools and Bitdefender Total Security - CVE-2021-3576
Published: December 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58518
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3576
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Bitdefender
Affected software:
Endpoint Security Tools
Bitdefender Total Security
Endpoint Security Tools
Bitdefender Total Security
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the "SeImpersonatePrivilege", which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3576
Install updates from vendor's website.