CVE-2021-36741

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2021 at 07:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:59 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorApex OneOfficescanWorry-Free Business Security· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score5.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 5.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 92% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security contain an improper input validation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to upload files.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
Nov 17, 2021
1804 days overdue

Description

An 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 remote attached to upload arbitrary files on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to logon to the product�s management console in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000287796
x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000287815
x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000287819
x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000287820
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-36741

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-434

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