CVE-2025-49385

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-18461	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-380/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2022:17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-06-17 21:15

Updated : 2025-08-26 19:39

NVD link : CVE-2025-49385

Mitre link : CVE-2025-49385

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-49385

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

trendmicro

maximum_security_2022

CWE

CWE-64

Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)

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