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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-25251 · published 10 February 2021

CVE-2021-25251: Trendmicro antivirus\+ security 2020 code injection vulnerability

Trendmicro · Antivirus\+ Security 2020

The Trend Micro Security 2020 and 2021 families of consumer products are vulnerable to a code injection vulnerability which could allow an attacker to disable the program's password protection and disable protection. An attacker must already have administrator privileges on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.6% · top 15.3% CWE-94 · Code injection
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
2.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
8Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Trend Micro Security 2020 and 2021 families of consumer products are vulnerable to a code injection vulnerability which could allow an attacker to disable the program's password protection and disable protection. An attacker must already have administrator privileges on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

8 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10211 Vendor Advisory
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10211 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-25251), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.