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CVE-2025-49487

Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Uncontrolled Search Path Element Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services (WFBSS) agent could have allowed an attacker with physical access to a machine to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. An attacker must have had physical access to the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability due to need to access a certain hardware component. Also note: this vulnerability only affected the SaaS client version of WFBSS only, meaning the on-premise version of Worry-Free Business Security was not affected, and this issue was addressed in a previous WFBSS monthly maintenance update. Therefore no other customer action is required to mitigate if the WFBSS agents are on the regular SaaS maintenance deployment schedule and this disclosure is for informational purposes only.

This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The process loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: Will Dormann
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-06-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-06-11 CVE Published
  • 2025-06-17 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Trend Micro, Inc.
Search vendor "Trend Micro, Inc."
 Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services
Search vendor "Trend Micro, Inc." for product "Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services"
 >= SaaS < 6.7.3954 / 14.3.1299
Search vendor "Trend Micro, Inc." for product "Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services" and version " >= SaaS < 6.7.3954 / 14.3.1299"
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Affected