CVE-2019-15628

Description

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 (v16.0.1221 and below) is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specific service as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the service is started.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124011.aspx vendor advisory
https://safebreach.com/Post/Trend-Micro-Security-16-DLL-Search-Order-Hijacking-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-15628 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15628?
CVE-2019-15628 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15628?
To fix CVE-2019-15628, 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-2019-15628 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-15628 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-2019-15628?
CVE-2019-15628 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer).
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