Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security

CVE-2021-32463

Summary

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in specific versions of Trend Micro's Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security products due to improper permission assignments. This issue can be exploited by local attackers who first gain the ability to execute low-privileged code on a compromised system. By successfully executing this exploit, attackers could escalate their privileges, allowing them to delete important system files, which could severely disrupt operations and compromise the integrity of the affected installations.

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