Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2021 · Assigned by trendmicro

CVE-2021-32466

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path 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 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An uncontrolled search path element privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1225 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing a custom crafted file in a specific directory to load a malicious library. 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)

VendorProductVersions
Trend Micro Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks 5.3.1225 and below

Weakness: CWE-427

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