TI-2022-00282 Aliases CVE-2022-0357 GHSA-fh44-vj54-q7h7

Improper Quoting Path Issue in Bitdefender Total Security

LOW 35CWE-428Published 2023-05-24 · Updated 2025-01-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in the Vulnerability Scan component of Bitdefender Total Security, Bitdefender Internet Security, and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus allows an attacker to elevate 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Bitdefender	Total Security	26.0.10.45	—	No fix listed	CNA
Bitdefender	Internet Security	26.0.10.45	—	No fix listed	CNA
Bitdefender	Antivirus Plus	26.0.10.45	—	No fix listed	CNA

Total Security VendorBitdefender Affected 26.0.10.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Internet Security VendorBitdefender Affected 26.0.10.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Antivirus Plus VendorBitdefender Affected 26.0.10.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus::::::::	before 26.0.10.45	Vulnerable	Bitdefender
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security::::::::	before 26.0.10.45	Vulnerable	Bitdefender
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security::::::::	before 26.0.10.45	Vulnerable	Bitdefender

cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.0.10.45 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.0.10.45 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.0.10.45 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0357
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh44-vj54-q7h7

References

Advisory 1

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-quoting-path-issue-in-bitdefender-total-security

TI-2025-06435 Local Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary File Operation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-06526 Process Control vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2023-05659 Local privilege escalation in Bitdefender Total Security (VA-11168) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-03065 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2020-12398 Improper certificate validation in Bitdefender Total Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-04049 Code injection vulnerability in Bitdefender Total Security 12.0 (and earlier), Internet… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7

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Sources

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