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High severity · published Sep 6, 2021
CVE-2021-36744
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 and 2020 are vulnerable to a directory junction vulnerability which could allow an attacker to exploit the system to escalate privileges and…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 and 2020 are vulnerable to a directory junction vulnerability which could allow an attacker to exploit the system to escalate privileges and create a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Maximum Security 2019 · Trendmicro
15.0 · source: NVD
MS
Maximum Security 2020 · Trendmicro
16.0 · source: NVD
MS
Maximum Security 2021 · Trendmicro
17.0; 17.2 · source: NVD
SF
Security For Best Buy · Trendmicro
2021 · source: NVD
Affected product
MS
Maximum Security 2019
Trendmicro
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36744
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36744
Patch
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10568
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1052/
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