HIGH
CVE-2025-49385
CWE-64Published: June 17, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
7.1
CVSS v3.1
Official Description
Trend Micro Security 17.8 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a link following local privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files including its own.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-49385 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.1.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors & Products
Microsoft1 product(s)
windows
trendmicro1 product(s)
maximum security 2022
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries
Exploit & PoC Resources
NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories
All References (2)
→
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-18461Vendor Advisory
→
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-380/Third Party Advisory
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2025-49385
CVSS Score7.1 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-64
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 17, 2025
Related CVEs (CWE-64)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2025-49385 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.