CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2021-3579
High (7.8) in bitdefender. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the bdservicehost.exe and Vulnerability.Scan.exe components as used in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows, Total Security allows a local attacker to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 7.2.1.65. Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 7.2.1.65.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-276
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools
- bitdefender:total_security
References
- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-bdservicehost-exe-and-vulnerability-scan-exe-va-9848/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1277/
- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-bdservicehost-exe-and-vulnerability-scan-exe-va-9848/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1277/