Security restrictions bypass in Antivirus for Mac - CVE-2021-28648
Published: April 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51984
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28648
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Trend Micro
Affected software:
Antivirus for Mac
Antivirus for Mac
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation. A local user can run a specially crafted program on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28648
Install updates from vendor's website.