CVE-2024-32849 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Maximum Security (Consumer)
A local attacker can exploit a privilege escalation flaw to delete privileged Trend Micro files, potentially compromising system security.
- 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-2024-32849?
CVE-2024-32849 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Maximum Security (Consumer), published on 10 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Trend Micro Security 17.x (Consumer) is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32849?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Trendmicro Maximum Security 2022, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2023.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-32849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-49385 Path traversal in Trend Micro Internet Security (Consumer)
- CVE-2022-30687 Path traversal in Trend Micro Maximum Security
- CVE-2022-48191 Race condition in Trend Micro Maxium Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p595-g9xq-jgcw.