Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2024-32849
Trend Micro Security 17.x (Consumer) is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-19175 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-576/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-32849?
- CVE-2024-32849 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-32849?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.