Vulnerability in Trendmicro Password Manager
CVE-2025-52837
Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.8.0.1327 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow an attacker the opportunity to abuse symbolic links and other methods to delete any file/folder and achieve privilege escalation.
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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: 0.002 (4.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-12946 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-586/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-52837?
- CVE-2025-52837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Password Manager, classified under CWE-64. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-52837?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-52837 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.