CVE-2025-52521 json
Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local at…
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-21040
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 17.8.1476
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-64 Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)
References
-
helpcenter.trendmicro.com
/en-us/article/tmka-18876
vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-25-585/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-52521
- NVD CVE-2025-52521
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