jvndb - jvndb-2025-008105

jvndb-2025-008105

Vulnerability from jvndb

Published

2025-07-07 16:04

Modified

2025-07-07 16:04

Summary

Windows shortcut following (.LNK) vulnerability in Trend Micro Security for Windows (CVE-2025-52521)

Details

Trend Micro Incorporated has released a security update for Trend Micro Security for Windows (CVE-2025-52521). Trend Micro Incorporated reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC to notify users of its solution through JVN.

References

▼	Type	URL
	JVN	https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU94870570/index.html
	CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52521
	Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)(CWE-64)	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/64.html

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Security

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  "dc:date": "2025-07-07T16:04+09:00",
  "dcterms:issued": "2025-07-07T16:04+09:00",
  "dcterms:modified": "2025-07-07T16:04+09:00",
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      "@id": "CWE-64",
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}

cve-2025-52521

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-10 18:57

Modified

2025-07-11 03:55

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-18876
	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-585/

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Trend Micro, Inc.	Trend Micro Security (Consumer)

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