CVE-2021-3576 describes an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (versions prior to 7.2.1.65) and Bitdefender Total Security (versions prior to 25.0.26). A local attacker can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges to 'NT AUTHORITY\System', leveraging impersonation to execute actions with elevated security context. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.2.1.65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 25.0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.