Homograph Attack Vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac

CVE-2020-25779

What is CVE-2020-25779?

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 has a vulnerability that can be exploited through an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) homograph attack. An attacker can manipulate domain names using Puny-code to make malicious websites appear legitimate and thus add them to the approved websites list of Trend Micro Antivirus. This allows the attacker to bypass the web threat protection features of the software, potentially exposing users to security risks when visiting these malicious sites.

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