CVE-2019-19695 Path traversal in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
An attacker can exploit symbolic link handling to modify target files, leading to privilege escalation in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-19695?
CVE-2019-19695 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac, published on 24 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2019 (v9.0.1379 and below) could potentially allow an attacker to create a symbolic link to a target file and modify it.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19695?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19695?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-19695 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19695 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qjj-29x2-ffcq.