CVE-2020-24560 Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Attackers can bypass SSL certificate validation to trick clients into downloading malicious updates, leading to code execution.
- 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-2020-24560?
CVE-2020-24560 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 24 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incomplete SSL server certification validation vulnerability in the Trend Micro Security 2019 (v15) consumer family of products could allow an attacker to combine this vulnerability with another attack to trick an affected client into downloading a malicious update instead of the expected one. CWE-295: Improper server certificate verification in the communication with the update server.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24560?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus\+ 2019, Trendmicro Internet Security 2019, Trendmicro Maximum Security 2019, Trendmicro Officescan Cloud, Trendmicro Premium Security 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24560?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24560 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24560 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5gc2-xc6c-wh7r.