CVE-2021-32466 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
An attacker with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges by placing a malicious library in a specific directory to exploit an uncontrolled search path vulnerability.
- 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-2021-32466?
CVE-2021-32466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks, published on 29 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An uncontrolled search path element privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1225 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing a custom crafted file in a specific directory to load a malicious library. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Housecall for Home Networks.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32466?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-32466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks
- CVE-2021-25247 Privilege escalation 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq52-7mcc-4gqf.