CVE-2021-45231
A link following privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS) and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (10.0 SP1 and Services) could allow a local attacker to create a specially crafted file with arbitrary content…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A link following privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS) and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (10.0 SP1 and Services) could allow a local attacker to create a specially crafted file with arbitrary content which could grant local privilege escalation on the affected system. 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
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- trendmicro/apex one · trendmicro/worry-free business security · trendmicro/worry-free business security services
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-013/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-013/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.