Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
CVE-2019-19695

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Trend Micro
Status
Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2019

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac versions 2019 v9.0.1379 and earlier, allowing attackers to exploit the software's handling of symbolic links. This exploitation could enable unauthorized modification of target files, leading to potential system compromises and unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below)

References

https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technica...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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