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Password ManagerApplication · Trendmicro

CVE-2025-52837

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.8.0.1330 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Trend Micro Password Manager (Consumer) version 5.8.0.1327 and below is vulnerable to a Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability that could allow an attacker the opportunity to abuse symbolic links and other methods to delete any file/folder and achieve privilege escalation.

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 · moderate confidence

Trend Micro Password Manager version 5.8.0.1327 and below contains a link following privilege escalation vulnerability. Attackers can abuse symbolic links to delete arbitrary files or folders on the affected system and potentially escalate privileges.

MitigationUpdate to a version newer than 5.8.0.1327 once the vendor releases a patch. As a temporary workaround, restrict write access to directories used by the application and monitor for suspicious symbolic link creation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Password ManagerApplication
Affected:< 5.8.0.1330

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed Trend Micro Password Manager version
    Open the application, go to Help > About, or check Programs and Features in Control Panel for the installed version number
    Affected if The version listed is 5.8.0.1327 or any version lower than 5.8.0.1330
  2. Verify application write access to sensitive directories
    Review file system permissions on directories where Trend Micro Password Manager stores data (typically found in %APPDATA% or %LOCALAPPDATA% for the application)
    Affected if The application user account has write permissions to system or other user directories beyond its designated data folder
  3. Monitor for suspicious symbolic link creation
    Use filesystem auditing or monitoring tools to detect creation of symbolic links (.lnk files or NTFS symbolic links) in application data directories
    Affected if Symbolic links are being created in directories used by Trend Micro Password Manager that point to sensitive system locations
  4. Check for unauthorized file or folder deletions
    Review Windows Event Logs (Security and Application logs) for unexpected deletion events, particularly ID 4663 or file system audit events in directories accessible to the application
    Affected if There are deletion events for files or folders that were not initiated by legitimate user actions
  5. Audit application process behavior
    Observe Trend Micro Password Manager process (typically TmPwd.exe or related processes) for unusual file operations using process monitoring tools
    Affected if The process is creating symbolic links or accessing files outside its expected data directories

A user is affected if Trend Micro Password Manager version is 5.8.0.1327 or below and the application process can create symbolic links or delete arbitrary files on the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.8.0.1330 or later
Fixed in 5.8.0.1330
Interim mitigation

Update to a version newer than 5.8.0.1327 once the vendor releases a patch. As a temporary workaround, restrict write access to directories used by the application and monitor for suspicious symbolic link creation.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.8.0.1330 or later

  1. 1. Open Trend Micro Password Manager on the affected system
  2. 2. Navigate to the application settings or help section
  3. 3. Check the current version under 'About' or 'Version Information'
  4. 4. If the version is below 5.8.0.1330, select 'Check for Updates' or navigate to the official Trend Micro download center
  5. 5. Download and install the latest version (5.8.0.1330 or higher) from the official Trend Micro website
  6. 6. Restart the application after installation
  7. 7. Verify the installed version is 5.8.0.1330 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Password Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,120
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