Vulnerability · Published Dec 16, 2021 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2021-44023
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 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 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A link following denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 familiy of products could allow an attacker to abuse the PC Health Checkup feature of the product to create symlinks that would allow modification of files which could lead to a denial-of-service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Security (Consumer) | 2021 (v17) |
References
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10867 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1536/ x_refsource_MISC