{"cve":"CVE-2021-36744","nvd":{"published":"2021-09-06T12:15:08.040","modified":"2026-06-17T03:59:05.847","status":"Modified","description":"Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 and 2020 are vulnerable to a directory junction vulnerability which could allow an attacker to exploit the system to escalate privileges and create a denial of service.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10568","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1052/","https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-10568","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1052/"],"products":["trendmicro:maximum_security_2019","trendmicro:maximum_security_2020","trendmicro:maximum_security_2021","trendmicro:security_for_best_buy"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:57.125947417+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-36744","score":0.00471,"percentile":0.40747,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}