# CVE-2021-32461: Integer overflow in Trend Micro Password Manager

> A local attacker can exploit an integer truncation flaw to trigger a buffer overflow and escalate privileges in Trend Micro Password Manager.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmxg-rxm9-f8vx

## What is CVE-2021-32461?

CVE-2021-32461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager, published on 8 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1217 and below is vulnerable to an Integer Truncation Privilege Escalation vulnerability which could allow a local attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and escalate privileges on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-681 (Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Password Manager

- [CVE-2016-3987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3987/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32462/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-52837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52837/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-28394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28394/): Other in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-30523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30523/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager, published on 8 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Password Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.