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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-32465

An incorrect permission preservation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow a remote user to perform an attack and bypass authentication on affected installations.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An incorrect permission preservation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service and OfficeScan XG SP1 could allow a remote user to perform an attack and bypass authentication on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.34% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-281
Affected
trendmicro/apex one · trendmicro/officescan
Source
security@trendmicro.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.