CVE-2019-14685

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15.0) in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to manipulate a specific product feature to load a malicious service.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://medium.com/sidechannel-br/vulnerabilidade-no-trend-micro-maximum-security-2019-permite-a-escala%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-privil%C3%A9gios-no-windows-471403d53b68 third party advisory
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1123420.aspx vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/26 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154200/Trend-Maximum-Security-2019-Unquoted-Search-Path.html third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14685?
CVE-2019-14685 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14685?
To fix CVE-2019-14685, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14685 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-14685 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14685?
CVE-2019-14685 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer).
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