CVE-2022-0357

Local SYSTEM escalation via unquoted search path

Published May 24, 2023 · Updated Jan 16, 2025

Unquoted search paths in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, and Antivirus Plus before 26.0.10.45 allow local users to gain SYSTEM. The Vulnerability Scan component invokes a path or element without quoting it, allowing Windows path parsing to select attacker-controlled code. Local access with high privileges is required under Bitdefender’s assessment; successful exploitation runs code as SYSTEM.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted search paths in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, and Antivirus Plus before 26.0.10.45 allow local users to gain SYSTEM. The Vulnerability Scan component invokes a path or element without quoting it, allowing Windows path parsing to select attacker-controlled code. Local access with high privileges is required under Bitdefender’s assessment; successful exploitation runs code as SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0357
Published
May 24, 2023
Updated
Jan 16, 2025
Vendor
Bitdefender
Product
Bitdefender Total Security
Classifications
CWE-428, CAPEC-38, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=26.0.10.45

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Bitdefender · Bitdefender Total Securityversion=26.0.10.45
Bitdefender · Bitdefender Internet Securityversion=26.0.10.45
Bitdefender · Bitdefender Antivirus Plusversion=26.0.10.45

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7BitdefenderCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574.009Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Unquoted Path

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