CVE-2021-25247 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
An attacker with local user access can exploit DLL hijacking to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on systems running Trend Micro HouseCall.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25247?
CVE-2021-25247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks, published on 27 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A DLL hijacking vulnerability Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1063 and below could allow an attacker to use a malicious DLL to escalate privileges and perform arbitrary code execution. An attacker must already have user privileges on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Housecall for Home Networks.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2019-19688 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2019-19689 Other in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2022-28339 Path traversal in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2021-28649 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2021-31519 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5j3-vp2m-wg9g.