Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2025-2244 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Bitdefender Gravityzone. Its CVSS base score is 9.5 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 39% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A vulnerability exists in the sendMailFromRemoteSource method within Emails.php of the Bitdefender GravityZone Console. The method passes untrusted user input directly to PHP's unserialize() function without validation, enabling PHP object injection that can be chained to arbitrary file writes and command execution on the underlying host. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2025-2244 with a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.5 and is classified under CWE-502.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted serialized payload to the affected endpoint, triggering object injection that leads to full control of the GravityZone Console host. No user interaction or special privileges are required, and the attack can be performed over the network with low complexity.
The vendor advisory at http://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/insecure-php-deserialization-issue-in-gravityzone-console-va-12634 addresses the issue and is the authoritative source for mitigation steps. The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a recorded peak of 0.0186, indicating emerging exploitation interest after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9722
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability in the sendMailFromRemoteSource method in Emails.php as used in Bitdefender GravityZone Console unsafely uses php unserialize() on user-supplied input without validation. By crafting a malicious serialized payload, an attacker can trigger PHP object injection, perform a file write,…
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and gain arbitrary command execution on the host system.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can uncover deserialization flaws before deployment.
Input validation directly stops deserialization of untrusted data by ensuring inputs are valid before processing.
Engineering principles such as safe deserialization and input sanitization structurally prevent the weakness from being introduced.
Integrity verification tools can detect malformed or tampered serialized data after the fact.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-02 addresses only post-deployment updates/patching and cannot prevent introduction of unsafe deserialization code, yet it can remediate some instances when the flaw exists in outdated libraries or components.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing includes validation of deserialization routines and the use of untrusted data, reducing the likelihood that unsafe object reconstruction will be deployed.
Requiring vetted libraries, regular updates and SAST before release reduces the likelihood that deserialization logic will accept and act on attacker-controlled serialized objects.
Regular scanning of third-party libraries and timely patching reduce the likelihood that unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities remain active.
Mandatory malware scanning of data received over networks or storage media intercepts malicious serialized payloads before they are deserialized by the target application.