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CVE-2021-32463

Trend Micro Apex One Incorrect Permission Assignment Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An incorrect permission assignment denial-of-service vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service (SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 and Worry-Free Servgices could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and delete files with system 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.

Una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio por asignación de permisos incorrecta en Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service (SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security versión 10.0 SP1 y Worry-Free Services, podría permitir a un atacante local escalar privilegios y eliminar archivos con privilegios del sistema en las instalaciones afectadas. Nota: un atacante debe obtener primero la habilidad de ejecutar código poco privilegiado en el sistema de destino para poder explotar esta vulnerabilidad

This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex One. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Security Agent. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

*Credits: Lynn
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-05-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-07-13 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Trendmicro
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Apex One
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2019
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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Safe
Trendmicro
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Worry-free Business Security
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10.0
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sp1
Affected
in Microsoft
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Windows
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--
Safe