CVE-2019-14685 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
A local attacker can exploit a service loading flaw in Trend Micro Security to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2019-14685?
CVE-2019-14685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 21 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15.0) in which, if exploited, would allow an attacker to manipulate a specific product feature to load a malicious service.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14685?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus \+ Security 2019, Trendmicro Internet Security 2019, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2019, Trendmicro Premium Security 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvp7-94rj-24rc.