Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-53503)
CVE number = CVE-2025-53503
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro.
An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Junk Files Cleanup functionality.
By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to delete arbitrary files.
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM
Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.
More details can be found at:
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-12951
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