Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 17.8
CVE-2025-52521
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Trend Micro
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 10 July 2025
What is CVE-2025-52521?
Trend Micro Security 17.8 for consumers contains a vulnerability that enables local privilege escalation, potentially allowing an unauthorized user to delete critical files of the Trend Micro application. This could disrupt the security operations of the software, leading to potential data loss or exposure.

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Affected Version(s)
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 17.8 < 17.8.1476
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