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CVE-2025-49384: trend micro, inc. trend micro internet security (consumer) Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 17-06-2025Last modified 18-06-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-49384 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK) vulnerability in trend micro, inc. trend micro internet security (consumer). EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Trend micro, inc.1 product
Trendmicro1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links