CVE-2024-55955 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges due to incorrect permissions in Trend Micro Deep Security agents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-55955?
CVE-2024-55955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security, published on 31 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An incorrect permissions assignment vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents between versions 20.0.1-9400 and 20.0.1-23340 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Deep Security Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2024-55955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-55955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3w2-j3fw-vmvp.