CVE-2023-28929

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 26, 2023 at 09:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC
13 products affected across 1 vendorMaximum Security 2022Maximum Security 2021Antivirus+ Security 2021· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Trend Micro Security 2021, 2022, and 2023 (Consumer) are vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to use a specific executable file as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the executable file is started.

Affected

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

v ≤ 17.0.1412
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.1476
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.1476
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.0.1412
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.1476
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.1476
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.0.1412
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.14762023 ≤ v < 17.7.16342023
Affected range stops below 17.7.1634, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.7.1476
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 17.0.1412
microsoft-windows (environment)

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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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