CVE-2021-32460
HIGHTrend Micro Maximum Security 2021 v17 - Privilege Escalation via Installer Improper Access Control
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10336
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-603/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
trendmicro/maximum_security_2021
17.0
Published
Jun 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026