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 alrea…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.025 (82.7th 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.