Code Injection Vulnerability in Trend Micro Security Products
CVE-2021-25251

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Trend Micro
Status
Trend Micro Security (consumer)
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-25251?

The Trend Micro Security 2020 and 2021 families are susceptible to a code injection vulnerability that can potentially be exploited by an attacker with administrator privileges. This vulnerability allows the attacker to bypass the program's password protection, ultimately disabling critical security functions. If exploited, it can expose the user's system to further threats due to the disabled protection mechanisms.

Affected Version(s)

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 (v16), 2021 (v17)

References

https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10211
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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