{"id":74767,"date":"2025-09-14T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:08:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:38:48","slug":"cve-2025-53503-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-cleaner-one-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53503-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-cleaner-one-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53503: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A high severity vulnerability, dubbed as CVE-2025-53503, has been discovered in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro. This cybersecurity vulnerability could enable a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files, including its own. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55733-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-deepchat-ai-assistant\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82283\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a> as it could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage, causing significant harm to the integrity and confidentiality of the system. The affected entities include businesses and individual users relying on Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-36326-bypassing-amd-romarmor-protections-to-compromise-system-security\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87876\">system protection<\/a> and cleanup needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53503<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None to Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82980\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3070083204\" 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>Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46715-kernel-pointer-vulnerability-in-sandboxie-versions-prior-to-1-15-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82759\">prior versions<\/a> to the patched release<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27216-privilege-escalation-in-uisp-application-due-to-incorrect-permission-assignment\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84370\">Privilege Escalation<\/a> flaw in the Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro. A local attacker, by exploiting this vulnerability, could unintentionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9048-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wptobe-memberships-plugin-in-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85219\">delete privileged files<\/a> of Trend Micro, including its own. This could happen if the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8309-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-in-manageengine-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85070\">manages to manipulate the cleaner functionality to target privileged<\/a> files or directories. The deletion of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82423\">critical files<\/a> could potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2271692994\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. This is a simple command line instruction that tricks the cleaning software into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10134-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-goza-nonprofit-charity-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89090\">deleting its own files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># This is a conceptual example and does not represent a real exploit.\nCMD \/C &quot;echo Y | DEL \/F \/Q \/A:H C:\\Path\\to\\TrendMicro\\*&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that the above is a conceptual example and should not be attempted on a live system as it could cause harm. The purpose of this example is to illustrate the potential damage that could be achieved by an attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the meanwhile, it is recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure to protect against potential exploits. These systems can help detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8418-arbitrary-plugin-installation-vulnerability-in-b-slider-gutenberg-slider-block-for-wp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82545\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a> until a permanent fix is applied. It\u2019s also crucial to keep all software up-to-date and regularly check for new patches or updates from software vendors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A high severity vulnerability, dubbed as CVE-2025-53503, has been discovered in Trend Micro Cleaner One Pro. This cybersecurity vulnerability could enable a local attacker to unintentionally delete privileged Trend Micro files, including its own. This vulnerability is particularly critical as it could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage, causing significant harm to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-74767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74767"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81911,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74767\/revisions\/81911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=74767"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=74767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}