CVE-2021-32460 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Maxmium Security (Consumer)
A local attacker with existing user privileges can exploit improper access control in the installer to escalate privileges on the target machine.
- 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-2021-32460?
CVE-2021-32460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Maxmium Security (Consumer), published on 3 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Trend Micro Maximum Security 2021 (v17) consumer product is vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability in the installer which could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a target machine. Please note than an attacker must already have local user privileges and access on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Maximum Security 2021.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-32460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8256-vhcj-qq8m.