Link following in Trend Micro Security (Consumer) - CVE-2021-44023
Published: December 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58814
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44023
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a link following issue within the PC Health Checkup feature. A local user can force the application to create symbolic links and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, resulting in a denial of service attack.
Affected software
Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44023
Install updates from vendor's website.
Trend Micro Security (Consumer) - update to 17.7