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CVE-2021-4198

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-4198 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the messaging_ipc.dll component of several Bitdefender products, including Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools, and VPN Standalone. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to crash product processes and generate crashdump files. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion, with only one mention on Reddit.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 7.2.2.92CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 25.5.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:vpn_standalone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0057 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bitdefender.com / support/security-advisories/messaging_ipc-dll-null-pointer-dereference-in-multiple-bitdefender-products-va-10016
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-22-483
Third Party Advisory