High severity · published Jun 10, 2024
CVE-2024-32849
Trend Micro Security 17.x (Consumer) is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Trend Micro Security 17.x (Consumer) is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
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)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Maximum Security 2022 · Trendmicro
17.0 before 17.7 · source: NVD
MS
Maximum Security 2023 · Trendmicro
17.0 before 17.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32849
Vendor Advisory
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-19175
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-576/
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