Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security
CVE-2021-45231

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Trend Micro
Status
Trend Micro Apex One
Trend Micro Worry-free Business Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-45231?

A critical security flaw exists in Trend Micro Apex One (both on-premises and SaaS) and in the Worry-Free Business Security product line. This vulnerability enables a local attacker with low privileges to exploit a specially crafted file that could lead to arbitrary content processing. The exploitation requires the attacker to already have access to execute low-privileged code on the system, thus posing risks to system integrity and security.

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Affected Version(s)

Trend Micro Apex One 2019, SaaS

Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1, Services (SaaS)

References

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-013/
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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

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