CVE-2020-25778

Description

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) has a vulnerability in a specific kernel extension where an attacker could supply a kernel pointer and leak several bytes of memory. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-09948 patch vendor advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1241/ third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25778?
CVE-2020-25778 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25778?
To fix CVE-2020-25778, 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-2020-25778 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-25778 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-2020-25778?
CVE-2020-25778 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer).
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