CVE-2020-15602 Path traversal in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with installer privileges by placing malicious DLLs in a directory opened by the user.
- 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-2020-15602?
CVE-2020-15602 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 15 Jul 2020. 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
An untrusted search path remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Secuity 2020 (v16.0.0.1146 and below) consumer family of products could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. As the Trend Micro installer tries to load DLL files from its current directory, an arbitrary DLL could also be loaded with the same privileges as the installer if run as Administrator. User interaction is required to exploit the vulnerbaility in that the target must open a malicious directory or device.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15602?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus\+ 2020, Trendmicro Internet Security 2020, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2020, Trendmicro Premium Security 2020.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15602 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-2020-15602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g672-q742-m6vg.