Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac

CVE-2018-18328

What is CVE-2018-18328?

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) versions 7.0 and later allows local attackers to escalate privileges. The issue stems from improper validation in a function handling a user-supplied buffer at a specific offset, enabling an attacker who can execute low-privileged code to potentially gain higher privileges. This creates a security risk in affected installations, emphasizing the importance of updates and patches to mitigate exploit risks.

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