SB2026073072 - Privilege escalation in Trend Micro VPN
Published: July 30, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026073072
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-67212)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled search path element in a Trend Micro VPN process when loading a specific module. A local user can cause a specific module to be loaded into a process running with SYSTEM privileges to escalate privileges.
Exploitation is possible only under special circumstances.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.