CVE-2021-32466
An uncontrolled search path element privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1225 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing a custom crafted file in a specific directory to load…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An uncontrolled search path element privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1225 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing a custom crafted file in a specific directory to load a malicious library. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 44th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- trendmicro/housecall for home networks
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10626Vendor Advisory
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/ja-jp/article/TMKA-10621Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1112/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10626Vendor Advisory
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/ja-jp/article/TMKA-10621Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1112/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.