CVE-2025-30640 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security
A local attacker with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges via a link following vulnerability 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
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30640?
CVE-2025-30640 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security, published on 17 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A link following vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents 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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30640?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Deep Security Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-30640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpgm-2fhh-pjfq.