Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2025-52521
Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
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 (24.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.5% 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
- Microsoft Windows
- Trendmicro Maximum Security 2022 — versions 17.8
- Trend Micro, Inc. Micro Security (Consumer) — versions 17.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-18876 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-585/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-52521?
- CVE-2025-52521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-64. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-52521?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-52521 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.