CVE-2017-5481 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan 11.0 before SP1 CP 6325 and XG before CP 1352. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting an encrypted password leak during web-console operations. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:officescan:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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