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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-36742

Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Published Jul 29, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security

Patch now

CVE-2021-36742 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.48%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe trendmicro/apex one · cpe trendmicro/officescan · cpe trendmicro/officescan business security · cpe trendmicro/worry-free business security · vendor Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security

A improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe trendmicro/apex one2019
  • cpe trendmicro/officescanxg
  • cpe trendmicro/officescan business security10.0
  • cpe trendmicro/worry-free business security10.0
  • vendor Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Securityversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-36742

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-36742 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with trendmicro/apex one 2019; trendmicro/officescan business security 10.0; trendmicro/worry-free business security 10.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 1.48%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 29, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    A improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Nov 17, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-36742

    Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security contain an improper input validation vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-36742

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-36742

    30-day exploitation probability 1.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-36742

    A improper input validation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to ex

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-36742

    Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, and Worry-Free Business Security contain an improper input validation vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.