Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Assigned by trendmicro
CVE-2025-52521
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) from Trend Micro, Inc.. 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 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Security (Consumer) | 17.8 – before 17.8.1476 |
Weakness: CWE-64 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H