CVE-2024-41183 Path traversal in Trend Micro VPN (consumer)
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files to escalate privileges in Trend Micro VPN consumer software.
- 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-2024-41183?
CVE-2024-41183 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro VPN (consumer), published on 22 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Trend Micro VPN, version 5.8.1012 and below is vulnerable to an arbitrary file overwrite under specific conditions that can lead to elevation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Vpn.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-41183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmq3-3j8v-hwhm.