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CVE-2021-4199 json

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017)

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-34058

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the crash handling component BDReinit.exe as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools for Windows allows a remote attacker to escalate local privileges to SYSTEM. This issue affects: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Internet Security versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus versions prior to 26.0.10.45. Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows versions prior to 7.4.3.146.

Patch / fix

  • Bitdefender Total Security 26.0.10.45
  • Bitdefender Internet Security 26.0.10.45
  • Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 26.0.10.45
  • Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows 7.4.3.140

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Exploit prediction

0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Bitdefender Total Security
  • Bitdefender Internet Security
  • Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
  • Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Sources

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