This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac. 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 com.trendmicro.AFM.HelperTool. The issue results from improper access control. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
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The severity of ZDI-CAN-12217 is considered high due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
To fix ZDI-CAN-12217, update Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac to the latest version provided by Trend Micro.
ZDI-CAN-12217 affects installations of Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
ZDI-CAN-12217 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit ZDI-CAN-12217.