Uncontrolled search path in Trend Micro Password Manager
Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Trend Micro Password Manager version 5 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability which could allow an attacker to inject a malicious DLL file during the installation progress and could execute a malicious program each time a user installs a program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Password Manager | 5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Trend Micro Password Manager VendorTrend Micro Affected 5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:password_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.0.0.1217 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:password_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.0.0.1217 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28647
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw27-pvq7-h9jv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2021-28647 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28647 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw27-pvq7-h9jv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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