Privilege escalation in Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security
Priority LOW 33CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GravityZone Business Security (BItdefender): 6.6.23.329
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitdefender | GravityZone Business Security | before 6.6.23.329 | 6.6.23.329 | Patch available | CNA |
- GravityZone Business Security VendorBitdefender Affected before 6.6.23.329 Fixed in 6.6.23.329 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:gravityzone_business_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.6.23.329 | Vulnerable | Bitdefender |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:gravityzone_business_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.6.23.329 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GravityZone Business Security (BItdefender) Fixed in 6.6.23.329
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2837-v5j7-qwmh
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-3423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2837-v5j7-qwmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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