Advisory Details

June 11th, 2025

Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption ProcessWhereClause SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2025-49218
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Endpoint Encryption
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the ProcessWhereClause method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0019928
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2024-10-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2025-06-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2025-06-11 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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