CVE-2024-32849

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2024 at 09:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:30 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorMaximum SecurityMaximum Security 2022Maximum Security 2023· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Trend Micro Security 17.x (Consumer) is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.

Affected

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

17 ≤ v < 17.71717.0
Affected range stops below 17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.7
Affected range stops below 17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
17.0 ≤ v < 17.7
Affected range stops below 17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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

7.8HIGHtrendmicro
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269

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