CVE-2019-19697 Privilege escalation in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Attackers with admin privileges can execute arbitrary code and disable protected services in Trend Micro Security, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-19697?
CVE-2019-19697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 17 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15) consumer family of products which could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges and tamper with protected services by disabling or otherwise preventing them to start. An attacker must already have administrator privileges on the target machine in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19697?
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-2019-19697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6q97-f52c-7p26.