CVE-2021-32460 json
The Trend Micro Maximum Security 2021 (v17) consumer product is vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability in the installer whi…
published 2021-06-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-19314
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Trend Micro Maximum Security 2021 (v17) consumer product is vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability in the installer which could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a target machine. Please note than an attacker must already have local user privileges and access on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Trend Micro Trend Micro Maxmium Security (Consumer)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
helpcenter.trendmicro.com
/en-us/article/TMKA-10336
vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-21-603/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-32460
- NVD CVE-2021-32460
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