Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-32460 · published 3 June 2021

CVE-2021-32460: Trendmicro maximum security 2021 incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Trendmicro · Maximum Security 2021

The Trend Micro Maximum Security 2021 (v17) consumer product is vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability in the installer which could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a target machine. Please note than an attacker must already have local user privileges and access on the machine to exploit this vulnerability.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.30% · top 79.3% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment

7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.2

0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

Maximum Security 2021 Trendmicro

References

Link	Tags
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10336	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-603/	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10336	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-603/	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-32460), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.