CVE-2023-52337

SYSTEM code execution via weak folder permissions

Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Jun 20, 2025

Local privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent 20.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Anti-Malware Solution Platform applies insufficient access controls to a sensitive folder, allowing low-privileged code to access it. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged code execution on an affected Windows host and grants full SYSTEM-context code execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Trend Micro Deep Security Agent 20.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Anti-Malware Solution Platform applies insufficient access controls to a sensitive folder, allowing low-privileged code to access it. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged code execution on an affected Windows host and grants full SYSTEM-context code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52337
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Updated
Jun 20, 2025
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
Deep Security Agent
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=20.0 <20.0.0-8438

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Trend Micro · Deep Security Agentversion=20.0 <20.0.0-8438

Published CVSS scores

7.8Trend MicroCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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