Execution with unnecessary privileges in Worry-Free Business Security - CVE-2021-44020

 

Execution with unnecessary privileges in Worry-Free Business Security - CVE-2021-44020

Published: November 30, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58450
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-2021-44020
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Trend Micro
Affected software:
Worry-Free Business Security

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application performs certain unprivileged actions with elevated privileges. A local low-privileged user can abuse such behavior to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2021-44020

Install updates from vendor's website.

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