title: Privilege escalation via SeImpersonatePrivilege
description: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools, Total Security allows a local attacker to elevate to 'NT AUTHORITY\System. Impersonation enables the server thread to perform actions on behalf of the client but within the limits of the client's security context. This issue affects: Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 7.2.1.65. Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 25.0.26.
problem types: CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
affected:
{
product: Endpoint Security Tools
vendor: Bitdefender
versions:
lessThan: 7.2.1.65, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Total Security
vendor: Bitdefender
versions:
lessThan: 25.0.26, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: An automatic update to Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools version 7.2.1.65, Bitdefender Total Security version 25.0.26 fixes the issue.