Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2022 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2021-45440
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Apex One 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 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A unnecessary privilege vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 (on-prem versions only) could allow a local attacker to abuse an impersonation privilege and elevate to a higher level of privileges. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Apex One | 2019 |
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security | 10.0 SP1 |
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-016/ x_refsource_MISC