What is CVE-2021-44023?

CVE-2021-44023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-44023?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-44023

A link following denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 familiy of products could allow an attacker to abuse the PC Health Checkup feature of the product to create symlinks that would allow modifi…

EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44023?: CVE-2021-44023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-44023?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.