Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security
CVE-2021-42105
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Trend Micro
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 21 October 2021
Summary
A vulnerability in Trend Micro's Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security products enables a local attacker to escalate privileges on systems running the affected software. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have prior access to execute low-privileged code on the target system. This issue highlights the importance of maintaining strict access controls and monitoring for unauthorized code execution, as it could lead to further system compromises.
Affected Version(s)
Trend Micro Apex One 2019, SaaS
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1, Services (SaaS)
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved