CVE-2021-36744

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 and 2020 are vulnerable to a directory junction vulnerability which could allow an attacker to exploit the system to escalate privileges and create a denial of service.

Published: 2021-09-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-36744 is rated Moderate Risk (44/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-36744

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.46% +0.23%
2 2025-03-30 0.44% 0.23% -0.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.44% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-36744

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-36744

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-36744

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro maximum_security_2019 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2019:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro maximum_security_2020 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2020:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro maximum_security_2021 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2021:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro maximum_security_2021 17.2 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:maximum_security_2021:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro security_for_best_buy 2021 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:security_for_best_buy:2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-36744

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