QID 377987

Date Published: 2023-02-16

QID 377987: Trend Micro Password Manager Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Trend Micro Password Manager handles all the basics. It captures passwords as you log in, plays them back when needed, and offers a browser menu of all your saved logins. It keeps secure notes for you, and helps you fill Web forms. It even offers a secure browser for your financial sites.

Affected Versions:
Trend Micro Password Manager 5.0.0.1266 and below
QID detection logic: (Authenticated)
It check the vulnerable version by checking the registry keys.

Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local attacker to delete the contents of an arbitrary folder as "SYSTEM," which can then be used for privilege escalation on the affected machine.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes.
    For more information please visit tmka-09071.

    CVEs related to QID 377987

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    tmka-09071 URL Logo helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-09071

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