CVE-2019-19695

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below) could potentially allow an attacker to create a symbolic link to a target file and modify it.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1124055.aspx vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19695?
CVE-2019-19695 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19695?
To fix CVE-2019-19695, 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-2019-19695 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19695 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-2019-19695?
CVE-2019-19695 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
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