RCE in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2021-25251
The Trend Micro Security 2020 and 2021 families of consumer products are vulnerable to a code injection vulnerability which could allow an attacker to disable the program's password protection and disable protection. An attacker must already have administrator privileges on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Trend Micro Security (Consumer) — versions 2020 (v16), 2021 (v17)
- Trendmicro Antivirus\+_security_2020 — versions 16.0
- Trendmicro Antivirus\+_security_2021 — versions 17.0
- Trendmicro Internet_security_2020 — versions 16.0
- Trendmicro Internet_security_2021 — versions 17.0
- Trendmicro Maximum_security_2020 — versions 16.0
- Trendmicro Maximum_security_2021 — versions 17.0
- Trendmicro Premium_security_2020 — versions 16.0
- Trendmicro Premium_security_2021 — versions 17.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25251?
- CVE-2021-25251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25251?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-25251 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.