QID 375758

Date Published: 2021-08-02

QID 375758: Trend Micro OfficeScan XG Hard Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability(000263632)

Trend Micro OfficeScan is a security suite that protects office networks from a variety of threats, including viruses, trojans and spyware.

Vulnerabilities in Trend Micro OfficeScan XG SP1 on Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to create a hard link to any file on the system, which then could be manipulated to gain a privilege escalation and code execution.
An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected software:
OfficeScan XG SP1

Exploitation of vulnerability could lead attacker to escalate privilege.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Trend Micro has released an advisory detailing various solutions available to fix this issue. Refer to Trend Micro Security Advisory Trend Micro for additional information on obtaining the fixes.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375758

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    000263632 URL Logo success.trendmicro.com/solution/000263632

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