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Bitdefender CVE-2024-2223

CRITICAL
Incorrect Regular Expression (CWE-185)
2024-04-09 cve-requests@bitdefender.com
SSRF Microsoft Endpoint Security Bitdefender Gravityzone Control Center
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-185
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Incorrect input validation
Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An Incorrect Regular Expression vulnerability in Bitdefender GravityZone Update Server allows an attacker to cause a Server Side Request Forgery and reconfigure the relay.0.5.200089 Bitdefender. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-185. An Incorrect Regular Expression vulnerability in Bitdefender GravityZone Update Server allows an attacker to cause a Server Side Request Forgery and reconfigure the relay.0.5.200089 Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Windows version 7.9.9.380 GravityZone Control Center (On Premises) version 6.36.1 Affected products include: Bitdefender Endpoint Security, Bitdefender Gravityzone Control Center. Version information: version 7.0.5.200089.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An Incorrect Regular Expression vulnerability in Bitdefender GravityZone Update Server allows an attacker to cause a Server Side Request Forgery and reconfigure the relay. This issue affects the following products that include the vulnerable component:

Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Linux version 7.0.5.200089 Bitdefender Endpoint Security for  Windows version 7.9.9.380 GravityZone Control Center (On Premises) version 6.36.1

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery HIGH

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security:7.0.5.200089:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security:7.9.9.380:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:gravityzone_control_center:6.36.1:*:*:*:on_premises:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/incorrect-regular-expression-in-gravityzone-update-server-va-11465/

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