CVE-2022-3369: bitdefender engines Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3369 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in bitdefender engines. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-11-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.