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CVE-2021-36742 — Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8 CISA KEV

A improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-07-29
CISA KEV
Known exploited
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Affected products

  • trendmicro / officescan / xg
  • trendmicro / officescan_business_security / 10.0
  • trendmicro / apex_one / 2019
  • trendmicro / worry-free_business_security / 10.0

Matched remediation archetype

General vulnerability remediation

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Check exposure

  • Confirm the affected component, deployment paths, reachable interfaces, and enabled features from inventories and configuration, without probing production destructively.
  • Compare the advisory's affected conditions with the repository lockfiles, build manifests, artifacts, and runtime inventory.
  • Identify data sensitivity, trust boundaries, and privilege level for every confirmed affected deployment.

Remediate safely

  • Apply a vendor-supported fix or remove the affected component or feature; record the selected change and its source in the repository.
  • Update direct and transitive dependency locks, generated artifacts, deployment manifests, and asset inventories together.
  • Add a regression test for the documented unsafe condition using inert inputs and preserve rollback instructions.

Authoritative sources

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