{"id":63964,"date":"2025-08-10T22:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:43:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:36:35","slug":"cve-2025-30640-escalation-of-privileges-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-deep-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30640-escalation-of-privileges-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-deep-security\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30640: Escalation of Privileges Vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are a concern for all organizations. One such vulnerability known as CVE-2025-30640 has been identified in Trend Micro Deep Security agents of version 20.0. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6754-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-seo-metrics-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72690\">vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges<\/a> on affected installations, opening the door for potential system compromise or data leakage. Given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54987-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-management-console\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78235\">Trend Micro<\/a> Deep Security is widely used to protect systems from data breaches and business disruptions, this vulnerability could have a significant impact on organizations that have not applied the necessary patches or mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30640<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74895\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1731470622\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49157-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-damage-cleanup-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81009\">Trend Micro<\/a> Deep Security | 20.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker with low-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72353\">privileges on the target system can exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by following a specific link in the Trend Micro Deep Security agent. This link following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53762-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-microsoft-purview\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72899\">vulnerability allows the attacker to escalate their privileges<\/a> on the system, potentially gaining full control and enabling them to compromise the system or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-811936413\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s consider a conceptual scenario where an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. In this case, the attacker already has low-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6190-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-realty-portal-agent-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72979\">privileges and is now aiming to escalate<\/a> these privileges. The exploitation process might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># The attacker first gains low-level access to the system\n$ ssh low_privileged_user@target.system.com\n# Once they have access, they exploit the link following vulnerability\n$ ln -s \/etc\/shadow \/tmp\/vulnerable_link\n# The attacker then follows the link\n$ cat \/tmp\/vulnerable_link<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical example, the attacker is able to read the \/etc\/shadow file, which contains hashed passwords for system users, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8028-critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-due-to-incorrect-computation-of-branch-address\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73834\">due to the link following vulnerability<\/a>. This could potentially allow the attacker to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53499-critical-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72841\">unauthorized access<\/a> to other accounts on the system, depending on the strength of the passwords and hashing algorithm used.<br \/>\nPlease note that the above example is purely conceptual and may not represent the actual exploitation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27052-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-unix-clients-processing-data-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74114\">process of this vulnerability<\/a>. It is intended to demonstrate how an attacker might take advantage of a link following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6187-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bsecure-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72957\">vulnerability to escalate their privileges<\/a> on a system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are a concern for all organizations. One such vulnerability known as CVE-2025-30640 has been identified in Trend Micro Deep Security agents of version 20.0. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations, opening the door for potential system compromise or data leakage. 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