CVE-2021-36744 is a directory junction vulnerability affecting Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 and 2021 products, including versions branded for Microsoft and Best Buy. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows a local attacker with low privileges to escalate privileges and cause a denial of service without user interaction. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2021:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2021:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2021CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:security_for_best_buy:2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.