# CVE-2019-15629: Information disclosure in Trend Micro Password Manager for Android

> Trend Micro Password Manager for Android improperly shares sensitive information with third-party applications due to a flag misuse vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rfv-87fp-qxfm

## What is CVE-2019-15629?

CVE-2019-15629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager for Android, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Trend Micro Password Manager versions 3.x, 5.0, and 5.1 for Android is affected by a FLAG_MISUSE vulnerability that could be exploited to allow the application to share information to third-party applications on the device.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15629?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-15629?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-15629 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Password Manager for Android

- [CVE-2016-3987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3987/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32462/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-52837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52837/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-28394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28394/): Other in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-30523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30523/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Password Manager (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-15629 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-15629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager for Android, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Password Manager for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15629/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15629/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15629
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15629
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15629

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