Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own
Published Jun 17, 2025
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
Affected products
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- Version 17.8StatusaffectedConstraints<17.8.1464
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. | Trend Micro Internet Security (Consumer) | n/a |
|
- 17.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 18, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 6.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 3.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00036) | 9.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (2)
- https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-18461 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-380/ Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-18461 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-380/ | Third Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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