VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-45440
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269
Primary references
- security@trendmicro.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@trendmicro.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry