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CVE-2021-3960

Privilege Escalation via the GravityZone productManager UpdateServer.KitsManager API (VA-10146)

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2021 at 02:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGravityZone

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.272

Affected

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

GravityZone· Bitdefender
95%
v < 3.3.8.272
Affected range stops below 3.3.8.272, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-via-the-gravityzone-productmanager-updateserver-kitsmanager-api-va-10146

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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