Trend Micro Deep Security Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2024-55955 Published on December 31, 2024
An incorrect permissions assignment vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security 20.0 agents between versions 20.0.1-9400 and 20.0.1-23340 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-55955 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2024-55955 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-55955
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Deep Security:- Version 20 and below 20.0.1-23340 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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