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CVE-2021-25253:
Trend Micro Apex One Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in Trend Micro Apex One, Trend Micro Apex One as a Service, and OfficeScan XG SP1. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-25253, was discovered and disclosed in April 2021 (ZDI Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the ApexOne Security Agent and results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating a high severity level (ZDI Advisory).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM on affected installations (ZDI Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. Users of affected products should apply the latest security patches to mitigate this vulnerability (ZDI Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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