vulnerability
Trend Micro Apex One: CVE-2021-42103: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 14, 2021 | Apr 29, 2025 | Apr 6, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 14, 2021
Added
Apr 29, 2025
Modified
Apr 6, 2026
Description
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability is similar but not identical to CVE-2021-42101.
Solution
trend-micro-apex-one-upgrade-latest
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