CVE-2019-20357

Public Exploit

Description

A Persistent Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2020 (v160 and 2019 (v15) consumer familiy of products which could potentially allow an attacker the ability to create a malicious program to escalate privileges and attain persistence on a vulnerable system.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
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/1124099.aspx vendor advisory
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/TREND-MICRO-SECURITY-CONSUMER-PERSISTENT-ARBITRARY-CODE-EXECUTION.txt third party advisory exploit
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/28 issue tracking mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20357?
CVE-2019-20357 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20357?
To fix CVE-2019-20357, 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-2019-20357 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20357 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2019-20357?
CVE-2019-20357 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Security (Consumer).
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