CVE-2021-28649
Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks Privilege Escalation
Description
An incorrect permission vulnerability in the product installer for Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1179 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing arbitrary code on a specified folder and have that code be executed by an Administrator who is running a scan. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
May 12, 2021, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2021, 6:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-28649.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10310 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-474/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10310 No Types Assigned https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10310 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-474/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-474/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NIST CWE-276 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall_for_home_networks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.3.1179 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description An incorrect permission vulnerability in the product installer for Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1179 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing arbitrary code on a specified folder and have that code be executed by an Administrator who is running a scan. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability. An incorrect permission vulnerability in the product installer for Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1179 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing arbitrary code on a specified folder and have that code be executed by an Administrator who is running a scan. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-28649 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-28649
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.21296
percentile