TI-2022-03113 Aliases CVE-2022-3369 GHSA-mjr5-h3w4-973v

Improper handling of registry symbolic links in Bitdefender Engines

LOW 39CWE-269Published 2022-11-01 · Updated 2025-05-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the bdservicehost.exe component, as used in Bitdefender Engines for Windows, allows an attacker to delete privileged registry keys by pointing a Registry symlink to a privileged key. This issue affects: Bitdefender Engines versions prior to 7.92659. It also affects Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security, as well as Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows with engine versions prior to 7.92659.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Engines (Bitdefender): 7.92659

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	Engines	before 7.92659	7.92659	Patch available	CNA

Engines VendorBitdefender Affected before 7.92659 Fixed in 7.92659 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:engines::::::::	before 7.92659	Vulnerable	Bitdefender

cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:engines:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.92659 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender

Remediation

Fix · CNA Engines (Bitdefender) Fixed in 7.92659

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3369
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjr5-h3w4-973v

References

Advisory 1

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-handling-of-registry-symbolic-links-in-bitdefender-engines-va-10562

TI-2020-06521 Incomplete validation in detection code in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8589) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
TI-2023-03391 Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Issue in CEVA Engine CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2020-06529 Bitdefender ceva_emu.cvd module denial-of-service (VA-8766) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-06528 Bitdefender ace.xmd parser out-of-bounds write (VA-8772) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-12397 Local Privilege Escalation in Bitdefender Engines (VA-8953) CVSS 3.1LOW 3.6

Sources

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