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CVE-2021-28648

Summary
Assigner-trendmicro
Assigner Org ID-7f7bd7df-cffe-4fdb-ab6d-859363b89272
Published At-22 Apr, 2021 | 21:21
Updated At-03 Aug, 2024 | 21:47
Rejected At-
Credits

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 v10.5 and 2021 v11 (Consumer) is vulnerable to an improper access control privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to establish a connection that could lead to full local privilege escalation within the application. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.

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Assigner:trendmicro
Assigner Org ID:7f7bd7df-cffe-4fdb-ab6d-859363b89272
Published At:22 Apr, 2021 | 21:21
Updated At:03 Aug, 2024 | 21:47
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 v10.5 and 2021 v11 (Consumer) is vulnerable to an improper access control privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to establish a connection that could lead to full local privilege escalation within the application. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Products
Vendor
Trend Micro IncorporatedTrend Micro
Product
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
Versions
Affected
  • 2021 (11), 2020 (10.5)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/AImproper Access Control
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: Improper Access Control
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https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/
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Hyperlink: https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293
Resource:
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Hyperlink: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/
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https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/
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Hyperlink: https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293
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Hyperlink: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security@trendmicro.com
Published At:22 Apr, 2021 | 22:15
Updated At:28 Jun, 2022 | 14:11

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 v10.5 and 2021 v11 (Consumer) is vulnerable to an improper access control privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to establish a connection that could lead to full local privilege escalation within the application. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.

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TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.17.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.04.6MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches

Trend Micro Incorporated
trendmicro
>>antivirus>>Versions from 10.5(inclusive) to 10.5.2088(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Trend Micro Incorporated
trendmicro
>>antivirus>>Versions from 11.0(inclusive) to 11.0.2062(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293security@trendmicro.com
Patch
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/security@trendmicro.com
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Hyperlink: https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10293
Source: security@trendmicro.com
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Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-420/
Source: security@trendmicro.com
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