CVE-2018-10514 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
A local attacker can escalate privileges on Trend Micro Security 2018 installations by exploiting a missing impersonation check.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10514?
CVE-2018-10514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 30 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Missing Impersonation Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2018 (Consumer) products could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10514?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus \+ Security, Trendmicro Internet Security, Trendmicro Maximum Security, Trendmicro Premium Security.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8q5r-g677-rp27.