CVE-2021-32461
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedTrend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.0.0.1217 and below is vulnerable to an Integer Truncation Privilege Escalation vulnerability which could allow a local attacker to trigger a buffer overflow and escalate privileges on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceTrend Micro Password Manager versions 5.0.0.1217 and below contains an integer truncation flaw that can be exploited to trigger a buffer overflow, allowing a local attacker who already has low-privileged code execution to escalate to SYSTEM privileges on affected Windows installations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.0.0.1217CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Trend Micro Password Manager installationOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or check for the presence of Trend Micro Password Manager in the program list. Alternatively, search for 'Trend Micro Password Manager' in the Start menu.Affected if The program is listed as installed on the system
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Identify installed version numberRight-click on Trend Micro Password Manager in Programs and Features and select 'Properties', or right-click the application shortcut and select 'Properties' to view the Version field. The version appears as '5.0.0.xxxx' or similar.Affected if The version displayed is 5.0.0.1217 or any version number lower than 5.0.0.1217
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Verify version against CVE-affected rangeCompare the identified version number to the affected range. Versions 5.0.0.1217 and below are vulnerable. Note that only the Windows version of Trend Micro Password Manager is affected by this CVE.Affected if The installed version is 5.0.0.1217 or any version listed as 5.0.0.xxxx where xxxx is less than or equal to 1217
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Check if low-privileged code execution is possibleThis CVE requires an attacker to already have low-privileged code execution on the system to escalate to SYSTEM privileges. Review user access controls and application isolation policies.Affected if The system allows low-privileged users to execute code and the vulnerable software is installed
The environment is affected if Trend Micro Password Manager version 5.0.0.1217 or lower is installed on a Windows system, as the integer truncation vulnerability can then be exploited for local privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Trend Micro Password Manager to a version newer than 5.0.0.1217 or apply the vendor-supplied patch to remediate the integer truncation vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-32461 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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