CVE-2025-53503 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro to delete privileged files, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2025-53503?
CVE-2025-53503 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro, published on 10 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro 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-64
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Cleaner One.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg4c-7pqx-8677.