CVE-2021-3423

Privilege escalation in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGravityzone Business Security

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the openssl component as used in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security allows an attacker to load a third party DLL to elevate privileges. This issue affects Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security versions prior to 6.6.23.329.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.6.23.329
Affected range stops below 6.6.23.329, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

7.8HIGHBitdefender
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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