CVE-2021-42104: trend micro trend micro apex one Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-42104 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in trend micro trend micro apex one. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-10-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unnecessary privilege vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is similar to but not identical to CVE-2021-42105, 42106 and 42107.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.