CVE-2021-25253 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Apex One
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges due to improper access control in Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25253?
CVE-2021-25253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 13 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service and OfficeScan XG SP1 on a resource used by the service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25253?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Trendmicro Apex One, Trendmicro Officescan.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One
- CVE-2020-8599 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-54948 Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection
- CVE-2021-36741 Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-8467 Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-8468 Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x75v-xvrq-pw8c.