CVE-2019-15628 Other in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute malicious code via DLL hijacking in Trend Micro Security, enabling persistence and potential privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-15628?

CVE-2019-15628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 2 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2020 (v16.0.1221 and below) is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specific service as an execution and/or persistence mechanism which could execute a malicious program each time the service is started.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15628?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Trendmicro Antivirus \+ Security 2020, Trendmicro Internet Security 2020, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2020, Trendmicro Premium Security 2020.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-15628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p5cv-767r-2fpm.

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