CVE-2021-36742

Summary

CVECVE-2021-36742
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-29 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-06 16:44:00 UTC
DescriptionA improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.014250000 probability, percentile 0.805660000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2021-11-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorTrend Micro
ProductApex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security
NameTrend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000287819?language=en_US, https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000287820?language=en_US; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36742

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Trendmicro Apex One 2019 All All All
Application Trendmicro Officescan xg sp1 All All
Application Trendmicro Officescan Business Security 10.0 sp1 All All
Application Trendmicro Worry-free Business Security 10.0 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Q&A | Trend Micro Business Support N/A success.trendmicro.com
SECURITY BULLETIN: July 28, 2021, Security Bulletin for Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service N/A success.trendmicro.com
Q&A | Trend Micro Business Support N/A success.trendmicro.com
SECURITY BULLETIN: July 28, 2021, Security Bulletin for Worry-Free Business Security N/A success.trendmicro.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375905 Trend Micro Apex One(On-Prem) Multiple Vulnerabilities(000287819)(July 2021)
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