Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2021 · Assigned by trendmicro

CVE-2021-28649

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks from Trend Micro. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An incorrect permission vulnerability in the product installer for Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1179 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing arbitrary code on a specified folder and have that code be executed by an Administrator who is running a scan. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Trend Micro	Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks	5.3.1179 and below

References

https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10310 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-474/ x_refsource_MISC